Regional Variation in Suicide and Homicide
- 1 June 1985
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Vol. 15 (2) , 110-116
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1943-278x.1985.tb00645.x
Abstract
Violence in American cities was examined by classifying each city as high versus low in its homicide rate and high versus low in its suicide rate. Four groups of cities were identified on the basis of this classification, and their characteristics were explored. Differences were found in crime rates, poverty, population density, racial composition, latitude, and longitude. The implications of the results were examined.Keywords
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