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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 124, No. 4: 666-670
Copyright © 1986 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

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HOMICIDE AND RACE IN ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK

JOHN W. WELTE1, and ERNEST L. ABEL2

1Research Institute on Alcoholism, New York State Division of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse 1021 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Psychology, Wayne State University Detroit, MI

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Medical examiner records of homicides in Erie County, New York, in 1972-1984 were analyzed, comparing homicides of whites with homicides of blacks. Black victims were younger than white victims, had more alcohol in their blood, and were less often killed with bare hands. The killer of a black victim was more likely to be female and less likely to have killed in connection with another crime. This is interpreted to mean that a higher proportion of black homicides arose from personal disputes.

alcohol drinking; homicide


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