title: The historical geography of homicide in the U.S., 1935-1980.
abstract: "This research illustrates the historical persistence of homicide in the South and presents a regionalization of U.S. states based on their quinquennial homicide profiles since 1935.  Several social indicators are plotted against trends in lethal violence for the homicide regions.  The analysis suggests a pattern of rates declining away from a core region in Alabama and Georgia, and some convergence between the high rates of the South and the increasing rates of other regions."
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Harries
mesh_terms: D000407:Alabama; D000569:Americas; D002423:Cause of Death; D003415:Crime; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005843:Geography; D005845:Georgia; D006708:Homicide; D009026:Mortality; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012940:Social Problems; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: Alabama; Americas; Causes Of Death; Crime; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Differential Mortality; Geographic Factors; Georgia; Historical Survey; Homicide; Mortality; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Dynamics; Social Problems; Socioeconomic Factors; United States; Violent Deaths