321 trans people were killed in the world in the last year

On the first day of Trans Awareness Week and one week before Trans Day of Remembrance, TGEU (Transgender Europe) releases the annual update of the Trans Murder Monitoring research project. This project tracks murders of trans and gender diverse people globally.

321 trans and gender diverse people were reported murdered between 1 October 2022 and 30 September 2023. This total is very close to the 327 cases reported in the previous year, showing that deadly violence against trans people remains at a consistently high level. With 236 cases, Latin America and the Caribbean again report the highest number of murders out of all regions. Murders in Armenia, Belgium, and Slovakia were reported for the first time this year. 

Trans Murder Monitoring 2023 data shows that:

• 321 trans and gender diverse people were reported murdered.
• 94% of victims were trans women or trans feminine people.
• Globally, almost half (48%) of murdered trans people whose occupation is known were sex workers. This jumps to three-quarters (78%) in Europe.
• Trans people affected by racism make up 80% of the reported murders, a 15% increase from last year.
• 45% of trans people reported murdered in Europe whose migration background is known were migrants or refugees.
• The age group with the most murder victims was 19 to 25 years old. Of all cases with age data available, three-quarters (77%) were between 19 and 40 years old.
• Almost three-quarters (74%) of all registered murders were committed in Latin America and the Caribbean; nearly one-third (31%) of the total occurred in Brazil.
• Murders in Armenia, Belgium and Slovakia were reported for the first time.
• Almost half of the reported murders (46%) were shootings.
• Just over one quarter (28%) of the recorded murders took place on the street, and a further quarter (26%) in the victim’s own residence.

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