Economic Inequality, Life Expectancy, and Interpersonal Violence in London Neighborhoods.

ABSTRACT: Positive associations between levels of socioeconomic inequality and homicide rates have been reported at various geographical levels (e.g., between countries, states, cities, and neighborhoods within a city). However, the extent to which inequality predicts levels of non-lethal violence has been less frequently studied. The present study was conducted to investigate the association between socioeconomic inequality and levels of non-lethal interpersonal violence across neighborhoods of London during the period 2010 to 2012, using two independent data sources: Metropolitan Police service recorded violent crime and London Ambulance Service recorded assaults. Mean income per person and local life expectancy were included as additional predictors. Following exclusions due to census boundary ch

SUBMITTER: McLaughlin JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12130589 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature