In:
Homicide Studies, SAGE Publications, Vol. 25, No. 1 ( 2021-02), p. 37-60
Abstract:
Firearm homicide and suicide deaths for 2014 were examined in Harris County, Texas, for spatial variation and socio-economic correlates. Higher firearm homicide rates were found closer to central Houston than firearm suicide rates. Local hot spots were identified for both types but overlapped at only two locations. A Poisson–Gamma–Exposure regression model showed the homicide rate was associated with higher percentages of persons who are Black, aged 15 to 29 years, and living in poverty whereas the suicide rate was associated with a higher percentage of persons of non-Hispanic White ethnicity. Firearm policies that reduce homicides may also reduce suicides.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1088-7679
,
1552-6720
DOI:
10.1177/1088767920924448
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2034461-2
SSG:
2
SSG:
2,1
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