Title: Violence Info – Homicide
Headings: Homicide
Homicide
Definition
Homicide rate by year
Homicide rate by sex
Homicide rate by age
Homicide rate
Studies of homicide consequences
Studies of homicide risk factors
Examples of strategies and interventions

Content: Homicide rates tend to be lower where states have legitimacy in the eyes of citizens, can deliver key political goods such as justice based on the rule of law, and have low levels of corruption. Poverty, economic inequality, ethnic fractionalization, and the availability of guns and alcohol are also risk factors for homicide. Examples of strategies and interventions
This section contains examples of strategies and specific interventions with some evidence for effectiveness. They have been chosen for illustrative purposes, and their inclusion in Violence Info does not mean that WHO endorses them. Firearm Control Act (FCA) South Africa. Enactment of the Firearm Control Act in South Africa. See details
Medellín: changes in built environment
Local government invested in the public transit system and upgrading of urban infrastructure to improve residents’ access to jobs and attract new businesses to impoverished neighbourhoods. Reduced levels of homicide …
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Cure Violence
Cure Violence aims to stop the spread of violence in communities by detecting and interrupting conflicts, identifying and treating the highest risk individuals, and changing social norms. See details