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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 128, No. 5: 1130-1136
Copyright © 1988 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

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HOMICIDE VICTIMS IN NEW ORLEANS: RECENT TRENDS

PHILIP W. LOWRY1,2 4, SUSAN E. HASSIG2,3, ROBERT A. GUNN1, and JOYCE B. MATHISON2

1Division of Field Services, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control Atlanta, GA
2Epidemiology Section, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals New Orleans, LA
3School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University New Orleans, LA

Reprint requests to Dr. Robert A. Gunn, Division of Field Services, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control, 1600 Clifton Road N.E., Atlanta, GA 30333.

Data are presented on 694 criminal homicide victims killed in the city of New Orleans during four years; 1979, 1982, 1985, and 1986. The homicide rate for black males was 6.5 times higher than that for white males for the years studied. Over 70% of victims were killed by handguns. When victims were assigned to one of five socioeconomic strata, homicide rates for blacks exceeded those for whites by a factor of at least 2.5 times for each socioeconomic stratum. White victims were more likely than were black victims to be legally intoxicated at the time of death, but black victims were nearly four times more likely to have illicit drugs other than alcohol detected. During the time period investigated, there was a marked decrease in the number of victims with pentazocine and tripelennamine ("Ts and blues") detected and an abrupt increase in the number of victims with detectable phencyclidine and cocaine levels. Further studies are needed to investigate risk factors for homicide victimization so that effective intervention strategies can be employed.

blacks; cocaine; homicide; phencyclidine; socioeconomic factors; violence; whites

4Present address: Division of Infectious Diseases, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA


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