Velis Evelio, Shaw Graham, Whiteman Alan S
College of Health Sciences, Barry University, USA.
J Inj Violence Res. 2010 Jun;2(2):67-74. doi: 10.5249/jivr.v2i2.50.
In this study we have examined the risk of death by homicide in Miami-Dade County and Broward County (BC); and examined the association between socioeconomic status and homicide while describing victim's typical characteristics such as age, gender, race/ethnicity, and type of injury.
Data was collected from the County's Medical Examiner's Offices, Census Bureau, and Federal Bureau of Investigation between 2004 and 2007.
There has been an increase in the risk of dying by homicide in the studied area; the homicide rate for the selected period was two times higher than the national average. Although Black Non-Hispanics count for 19% of the population of Miami-Dade County and 23% in Broward County, 56% and 53% of homicide victims are among this ethnic group in Miami-Dade County and Broward County respectively. Hispanics were more at risk of being a victim of homicide in 2007 than they were in 2004.
A substantial proportion of the homicide victims were 22 years of age or younger. . In fact, the homicide victims' average age has been steadily decreasing in recent years. The drastic increase in the risk of death by gunshot among young Black non-Hispanic and Hispanic residents warrants cause for concern.
在本研究中，我们调查了迈阿密-戴德县和布劳沃德县（BC）因他杀导致的死亡风险；并在描述受害者的典型特征（如年龄、性别、种族/族裔和伤害类型）的同时，研究了社会经济地位与他杀之间的关联。
数据收集于2004年至2007年期间的县法医办公室、人口普查局和联邦调查局。
研究区域内他杀导致的死亡风险有所增加；所选时期的他杀率比全国平均水平高出两倍。尽管非西班牙裔黑人在迈阿密-戴德县人口中占19%，在布劳沃德县占23%，但在迈阿密-戴德县和布劳沃德县，分别有56%和53%的他杀受害者属于这一 ethnic group。2007年，西班牙裔比2004年更易成为他杀受害者。
相当一部分他杀受害者年龄在22岁及以下。事实上，近年来他杀受害者的平均年龄一直在稳步下降。年轻的非西班牙裔黑人和西班牙裔居民中因枪伤导致的死亡风险急剧增加，值得关注。
