Childhood homicide in Erie County, New York.
Childhood homicide during 1972 to 1984 constituted 7.6% of the total homicides in Erie County, NY, a relatively higher percentage than that for the United States as a whole. The age-specific rate for black children less than four years of age was 17.9 per 100,000, a rate higher than that for Northern Ireland. Areas in which childhood homicide occurred most frequently were characterized by poverty and unemployment. The most common cause of death was a blunt trauma. Most homicides occurred on a Saturday and during spring and fall. In most cases, the offender was the child's mother. Most homicides occurred in the bedroom.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D009518:New York; D010290:Parents; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population