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Homicide Trends in the United States
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Unlike most other causes of death, homicide has been increasing in the United States, especially since the mid-1960s. Its impact is greatest among nonwhite men. The elimination of homicide would add approximately one and one-half years to their life span. This analysis examines trends and differentials using vital statistics data about homicide victims. A decomposition of components of change reveals that almost all of the rise in homicide mortality among nonwhites and a substantial fraction of the rise among whites results from the increasing use of firearms to kill people.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Farley, R.
- Venue
- Demography
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Published
- 1980-05-01
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 177-188
- ISSN
- 0070-3370 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-7790
- OpenAlex
- W2093080078
- Cited by
- 444
- References
- 14
- FWCI
- 5.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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