Firearm Incidents in South East Europe: 2024 Insights

Firearm incidents continue to affect security challenges in South East Europe. Understanding the dynamics of these incidents is key to addressing their impact.

Using data from SEESAC’s Armed Violence Monitoring Platform (AVMP), this infographic provides a snapshot of firearm incidents in 2024, highlighting patterns regarding types of incidents and weapons used, as well as victims and perpetrators.

By analyzing these trends, we move closer to developing informed, data-driven responses that enhance safety and reduce the risks of firearm misuse.

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About the Armed Violence Monitoring Platform (AVMP)

The Armed Violence Monitoring Platform is currently supported with funding from the EU Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/306 to support SEESAC disarmament and arms control activities in South East Europe, reducing the threat of illicit small arms and light weapons and their ammunition. It captures data on firearm-related incidents happening in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Kosovo1 and the Republic of Moldova with the purpose of making essential data available to all interested parties working on small arms and light weapons control.

The data is gathered daily from the relevant authorities' official websites, as well as print and online media. The collected data range from the type of incident, firearms used, age and gender of the victim and the perpetrator, outcome of the incident, etc. Basic data analysis is also provided for various data sets, aiming to discover trends related to the incidents.

1 For the United Nations Development Programme, references to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of Security Council resolution 1244 (1999). For the European Union, this designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.