Characteristics of childhood homicide in Ohio, 1974-84.
Childhood homicide deaths in Ohio from 1974 to 1984 were examined using Ohio Vital Statistics records and US Census Data. Homicide rates varied from 25/100,000 for Black infant males to 0.8/100,000 for White females ages 5-9. Child battering was the leading cause of death for children less than 5 years. Firearms accounted for 56 per cent of homicide deaths for children 10-14 years of age. The childhood homicide rates in the four largest Ohio cities were substantially higher in areas with low socioeconomic indicators.
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021.
D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D044465:White People