Homicide in Global Extremes: Exploring the Feasibility of EHM-Based Analysis in Finland and South Africa
Janne Kivivuori,
Shanta Balgobind Singh,
Karoliina Suonpää
et al.
Abstract:Homicide remains a major cause of death globally. The global risk differentials are a persistent public health challenge. Africa’s homicide rate of 13 victims per 100,000 people is markedly higher than the European average (2.2 per 100,000 people). To understand the causes of such large differences, homicide research needs to move from country-level rates to disaggregated analyses in which homicide is broken down by victim, offender, and incident characteristics. We conducted a pilot study in which the Europea… Show more
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