Spatial-temporal patterns of homicide in socioeconomically deprived settings: violence in Alagoas, Brazil, 2006‒2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Homicide presents a significant health burden globally, but geographical differences in homicide rates necessitate focussed analyses of spatial and temporal patterns, particularly in affected areas. The highest rates are concentrated in regions in Central and South America, but analyses of sub-regional patterns and sex-specific differences may yield important information for addressing the upstream causes of homicide at the community level.

Objective

This study examines and presents spatial and temporal patterns of homicide victims from 2006 to 2015 in the state of Alagoas, Brazil, focussing on the municipality scale and differentiated by victims' sex.

Methods

Data comprising victims' age, sex, the date, time, and the municipality of the homicide incident w

SUBMITTER: Nobrega Barbosa KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8330714 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature