The Institute for Economics & Peace produces a number of indexes which measure levels of peace and conflict worldwide. Its latest publication analyses global TV networks coverage of peace and conflict. The full 42 page text can be downloaded from the website: http://www.visionofhumanity.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Measuring-Peace-in-the-Media-2011-Report.pdf
Its Global Peace Index ranks 153 nations according to 23 dimensions of peace. These include democracy, wellbeing, and violence. Crime data is drawn from a number of sources including International Institute of Strategic Studies, The World Bank, various UN agencies, peace institutes and the EIU. Download the report and interactive map from the website. http://economicsandpeace.org/research/iep-indices-data/global-peace-index
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