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Violent death in Connecticut, 2001 to 2004.
Conn Med. 2008 Apr; 72(4):197-201.CM

Abstract

We reviewed medical examiner, law enforcement, crime laboratory data, and death certificates on all 1,530 violent deaths (homicide, suicide, undetermined firearm) in Connecticut occurring from 2001-2004. There was an average of 383 deaths (rate = 11.2 deaths per 100,000 persons annually). Overall, males aged 20 to 29 were at the greatest risk of violent death (rate = 30.5/100,000). Of all violent deaths 72% were suicides and 28% were homicides. Firearms were used in 33% of suicides and 58% of homicides. The rate of violent death is lower than most other states in the country. In Connecticut suicide is the leading cause of violent death overall; however, in areas characterized by the highest levels of poverty and lowest levels of education, homicide is the leading cause of violent death.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Borrup K
Violence Prevention Program, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Injury Prevention Center, Hartford, USA.
Gelven ES
No affiliation info available
Carver HW
No affiliation info available
Banco L
No affiliation info available
Lapidus G
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultAge FactorsAgedConnecticutContinental Population GroupsEducational StatusFemaleFirearmsHomicideHumansMaleMiddle AgedMortalityRiskSocioeconomic FactorsSuicideTime FactorsViolence

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

18478984

Citation

Borrup, Kevin, et al. "Violent Death in Connecticut, 2001 to 2004." Connecticut Medicine, vol. 72, no. 4, 2008, pp. 197-201.
Borrup K, Gelven ES, Carver HW, et al. Violent death in Connecticut, 2001 to 2004. Conn Med. 2008;72(4):197-201.
Borrup, K., Gelven, E. S., Carver, H. W., Banco, L., & Lapidus, G. (2008). Violent death in Connecticut, 2001 to 2004. Connecticut Medicine, 72(4), 197-201.
Borrup K, et al. Violent Death in Connecticut, 2001 to 2004. Conn Med. 2008;72(4):197-201. PubMed PMID: 18478984.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Violent death in Connecticut, 2001 to 2004. AU - Borrup,Kevin, AU - Gelven,Erica S, AU - Carver,H Wayne, AU - Banco,Leonard, AU - Lapidus,Garry, PY - 2008/5/16/pubmed PY - 2008/7/3/medline PY - 2008/5/16/entrez SP - 197 EP - 201 JF - Connecticut medicine JO - Conn Med VL - 72 IS - 4 N2 - We reviewed medical examiner, law enforcement, crime laboratory data, and death certificates on all 1,530 violent deaths (homicide, suicide, undetermined firearm) in Connecticut occurring from 2001-2004. There was an average of 383 deaths (rate = 11.2 deaths per 100,000 persons annually). Overall, males aged 20 to 29 were at the greatest risk of violent death (rate = 30.5/100,000). Of all violent deaths 72% were suicides and 28% were homicides. Firearms were used in 33% of suicides and 58% of homicides. The rate of violent death is lower than most other states in the country. In Connecticut suicide is the leading cause of violent death overall; however, in areas characterized by the highest levels of poverty and lowest levels of education, homicide is the leading cause of violent death. SN - 0010-6178 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/18478984/Violent_death_in_Connecticut_2001_to_2004_ L2 - https://medlineplus.gov/suicide.html DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -