Some social correlates of homicide rates in Italy.
In Italy, as elsewhere, homicide rates are higher in poorer regions. Unemployment rates associated strongly and positively with homicide rates, explaining up to 54% of variance in regional distribution of homicide rates across the 20 Italian administrative regions.
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Genneruxi Medical Center, Cagliari, Italy. apreti@tin.it
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D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors