Characteristics of childhood homicide in Ohio, 1974-84 Journal Article
| Author: | Muscat, J. E. |
| Article Title: | Characteristics of childhood homicide in Ohio, 1974-84 |
| Abstract: | Childhood homicide deaths in Ohio from 1974 to 1984 were examined using Ohio Vital Statistics records and US Census Data. Homicide rates varied from 25/100,000 for Black infant males to 0.8/100,000 for White femals ages 5-9. Child battering was the leading cause of death for children <5 years. Firearms accounted for 56 per cent of homicide deaths for children 10-14 years of age. The childhood homicide rates in the four largest Ohio cities were substantially higher in areas with low socioeconomic indicators. |
| Keywords: | preschool child; school child; age; legal aspect; psychological aspect; short survey; sex difference; socioeconomics; economic aspect; theoretical study; child abuse; homicide; human; male; female; child death; ethnic or racial aspects; battering |
| Journal Title: | American Journal of Public Health |
| Volume: | 78 |
| Issue: | 7 |
| ISSN: | 0090-0036 |
| Publisher: | American Public Health Association |
| Date Published: | 1988-07-01 |
| Start Page: | 822 |
| End Page: | 824 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.2105/ajph.78.7.822 |
| PUBMED: | 3381959 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC1350342 |
| DOI/URL: | |
| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 6 August 2020 -- Source: Scopus |
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