Homicide as a public health problem in the city of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Abstract

This is a case study of homicides carried out within the Second Section of the Justice Court, in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. It has been observed that: most homicides are carried out by males (95,7%), AfroBrazilians (62,9%), between 15 and 25 years (45,7%), illiterate or with incomplete schooling (74,3%), and unemployed (18,6%). It was also observed that the victims' profiles are very similar. Most homicides take place on public streets (41,4%), in the city suburbs, between 20 and 24 o'clock, (51,4%). In 50,0% of the cases, the victim did not receive help from any public health service. In the cases where any family member helped (37,41%), the victims were taken to the Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital. Firearms were the prevailing weapons (70,0%) and motives for all crimes were futile, or banal; in most cases (57,0%), alcohol was involved. KEYWORDS: violence; mortality; public health. O HOMICÍDIO COMO PROBLEMA DE SAÚDE PÚBLICA NO MUNICÍPIO DE CAMPO GRANDE, MSRESUMO: Este trabalho trata-se de um estudo de caso, realizado na Segunda Vara do Tribunal do Júri, de Campo Grande, MS. Verificou-se que: a maioria dos homicídios foi praticada por homens (95,7%), pardos e negros (62,9%), entre 15 e 25 anos (45,7%), analfabetos ou com primeiro grau incompleto (74,3%) e desempregados (18,6%). O perfil da vítima é semelhante ao do réu. A maioria dos homicídios ocorreu em via pública (41,4%), na periferia da cidade, entre as 20 e 24 horas (51,4%). Em 50,0% dos casos não houve socorro e encaminhamento para serviços de saúde. Nos casos socorridos por familiares (37,4%) as vítimas foram levadas à Santa Casa de Misericórdia. A arma de fogo foi o principal instrumento dos homicídios (70,0%). A motivação para o crime, em todos os casos, foi motivo fútil, ou banal. A maioria (57,0%), envolveu o uso de álcool.

Homicide patterns for the last 20 years in South and South East Delhi, India

“…24 Contrary to the present study, most countries showed shooting as the most common method, such as studies from France, 20 Turkey, 10 Thailand 17 and Brazil. 15 The fact that there were fewer cases of shooting in our study is because of strict firearms regulation in India than in the other developed countries. It has been shown that countries prohibiting the possession of guns see fewer shootings.…”

“…1,10–14 However, a Brazilian study showed that 95% of victims were male. 15 Various reasons and explanations have been proposed for males being more commonly involved in homicides. Some reports say that males are more commonly involved in outdoor activity compared to females, facing stress, frustration and violence.…”

“…In a study from Brazil, half of the cases occurred between the evening and midnight. 15 The authors of that study explained that most of the homicides that occurred in the night were domestic homicides because of ongoing family conflict and quarrels. In a Malaysian study, the most common time was the morning.…”

Circumstances and factors associated with accidental deaths among children, adolescents and young adults in Cuiaba, Brazil

“…Since firearm injuries are in most cases fatal, 30 it becomes vital to resume oral discussions on this issue in order to move forward on disarmament. The environmental factors found in this study are consistent with the warnings given by other authors, who considered such accidents to be the result from interaction between behavior and environmental factors.…”

Tendência e distribuição da taxa de mortalidade por homicídios segundo porte populacional dos municípios do Brasil, 2000 e 2015

“…Mulheres assassinadas, embora em menor magnitude, também apresentam perfil semelhante [7][8][9] . Interessante notar que o padrão das vítimas e do autor da violência não difere de forma importante, ambos adultos jovens, negros e de baixa escolaridade [10][11][12][13] .…”