Roundtable: Building Cybercrime Statistics - Global Needs and Country-Level Approaches

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Sessions

Abstract/Description

Cybercrime remains a persistent and growing global threat, prompting the unanimous adoption of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime. The Convention(Article 55) highlights the importance of developing and sharing cybercrime statistics, analytical expertise, and information to establish common definitions, standards, and methodologies. This roundtable will share insights from recent expert discussions in the Republic of Korea on potential approaches to cybercrime measurement, including proposed categories and indicators. The session aims to offer practical insights for Member States working to enhance cybercrime data collection and analysis capabilities.

Sub Unit

• Area XIV. Roundtables

Individual Presentations

• Developing a Statistics Framework to Measure Cybercrime: Insights from Korea - Jiae Park, UNODC-KOSTAT Centre of Excellence for Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice in Asia and Pacific

• Towards Robust Cybercrime Statistics: Insights from Korea’s Research - Jisun Choi, Korean Institute of Criminology and Justice

Chair

• Jisun Choi, Korean Institute of Criminology and Justice

Discussants

• Hyeyoung Lim, University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Marie-Helen Maras, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

• Christopher Brewer, Illinois State University