Perpetrator characteristics and firearm use in pediatric homicides: Supplementary Homicide Reports - United States, 1976 to 2020.

IF 2.4 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Injury Epidemiology Pub Date : 2024-08-12 DOI:10.1186/s40621-024-00518-0

Mark T Berg, Ethan M Rogers, Hannah Rochford

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Abstract

Background: Describe trends in perpetrator characteristics and firearm use in pediatric homicides across the United States.

Methods: Multiply-imputed data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's 1976-2020 Supplementary Homicide Reports were used to estimate perpetrator characteristics (sex, age, and relationship to victim) and firearm use in pediatric homicides. Descriptive analyses were stratified by victim age group, sex, race, and five-year time periods.

Results: Family members were the most common perpetrator of infant and toddler (ages 0-4) and child (ages 5-12) homicides, whereas acquaintances accounted for the majority of adolescent (ages 13-19) homicides. Perpetrator characteristics vary across victim sex and race, particularly among adolescents. Despite overall stability, there were changes in perpetrator characteristics from 1976 to 2020. There was a sustained increase in the proportion of homicides committed with a firearm. In 2016-2020, the proportion of firearm-involved homicides was an all-time high for infant and toddler (14.8%), child (53.1%), and adolescent victims (88.5%).

Conclusions: Policy interventions that improve family stability and well-being may be most effective at preventing infant, toddler, and child homicides, whereas programs that target peer and community relationships, as well as policies that focus on firearm access, may be more crucial for preventing adolescent homicides.

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儿科凶杀案中犯罪者的特征和枪支使用情况：凶杀案补充报告--美国，1976 年至 2020 年。

背景：描述美国儿童凶杀案中犯罪者特征和枪支使用的趋势：描述全美儿科凶杀案中犯罪人特征和枪支使用的趋势：方法：利用联邦调查局 1976-2020 年凶杀案补充报告中的多重估算数据，估算儿科凶杀案中犯罪者的特征（性别、年龄以及与受害者的关系）和枪支使用情况。按受害者年龄组、性别、种族和五年时间段进行了分层描述性分析：家庭成员是婴幼儿（0-4 岁）和儿童（5-12 岁）凶杀案中最常见的犯罪者，而在青少年（13-19 岁）凶杀案中，熟人占大多数。不同性别和种族的受害者，尤其是青少年中的犯罪者特征各不相同。尽管总体上保持稳定，但从 1976 年到 2020 年，犯罪者的特征发生了变化。使用枪支杀人的比例持续上升。2016-2020 年，婴幼儿（14.8%）、儿童（53.1%）和青少年受害者（88.5%）的涉枪凶杀案比例创历史新高：提高家庭稳定性和幸福感的政策干预措施可能对预防婴幼儿和儿童凶杀案最为有效，而针对同伴和社区关系的计划以及关注枪支获取的政策可能对预防青少年凶杀案更为关键。

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Injury Epidemiology Medicine-Medicine (all)

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3.20

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13 weeks

期刊介绍： Injury Epidemiology is dedicated to advancing the scientific foundation for injury prevention and control through timely publication and dissemination of peer-reviewed research. Injury Epidemiology aims to be the premier venue for communicating epidemiologic studies of unintentional and intentional injuries, including, but not limited to, morbidity and mortality from motor vehicle crashes, drug overdose/poisoning, falls, drowning, fires/burns, iatrogenic injury, suicide, homicide, assaults, and abuse. We welcome investigations designed to understand the magnitude, distribution, determinants, causes, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and outcomes of injuries in specific population groups, geographic regions, and environmental settings (e.g., home, workplace, transport, recreation, sports, and urban/rural). Injury Epidemiology has a special focus on studies generating objective and practical knowledge that can be translated into interventions to reduce injury morbidity and mortality on a population level. Priority consideration will be given to manuscripts that feature contemporary theories and concepts, innovative methods, and novel techniques as applied to injury surveillance, risk assessment, development and implementation of effective interventions, and program and policy evaluation.