Colleges and CrimedComparing Homicide and Suicide Rates Among College Towns and Their Counterparts

Article Health Care Sciences & Services

Rural-urban, age, and gender disparities and trends in suicide and homicide: Multistate evidence across 12 years

Michael Kenneth Lemke et al.

Summary: This study examined age and gender trends in suicide and homicide rates across the rural-urban continuum. The findings showed heterogeneous trends in suicide and homicide rates within specific rural-urban, age, and gender subgroups. Prevention efforts should target the subgroups identified as most at-risk of violence.

JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH (2022)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

County-Level Variation in Changes in Firearm Mortality Rates Across the US, 1989 to 1993 vs 2015 to 2019

Michelle Degli Esposti et al.

Summary: This study examined the county-level changes in firearm mortality rates in the US and identified hot spots with unexpected changes over time. The findings highlight the significant variation in firearm deaths among counties and emphasize the importance of targeted prevention efforts and local policy responses.

JAMA NETWORK OPEN (2022)

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Article Emergency Medicine

Nonfatal Firearm Injuries by Intent in the United States: 2016-2018 Hospital Discharge Records from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project

Kathryn Schnippel et al.

Summary: The study described the incidence of nonfatal firearm injuries in the United States, finding that most injury episodes were unintentional or with an assault intent, rather than firearm suicides. Data revealed that patients with lower income levels far outnumbered those with higher income levels among those injured by firearms.

WESTERN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE (2021)

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Article Criminology & Penology

Educational Attainment of Male Homicide Victims Aged 18 to 24 Years in Chicago: 2006 to 2015

Corey Hazekamp et al.

Summary: The study found that the educational level of male homicide victims aged 18 to 24 in Chicago is generally lower, and the homicide rate is significantly higher among those without a high school diploma, indicating a concentrated risk pool for undereducated male youth in Chicago.

JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE (2021)

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Article Criminology & Penology

Colleges and Community Crime: An Analysis of Campus Proximity and Neighborhood Crime Rates

Kelsey Cundiff

Summary: The study found that neighborhoods bordering college campuses have higher rates of larceny, burglary, and robbery, which is related to the lifestyle of college students and neighborhood characteristics.

CRIME & DELINQUENCY (2021)

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Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health