TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Thirty years of homicides in Medellín, Colombia, 1979-2008
JO  - Cadernos de Saude Publica
A1  - Garcia, Hector Ivan
A1  - Giraldo, Carlos Alberto
A1  - López, María Victoria
A1  - Pastor, María Del Pilar
A1  - Cardona, Marleny
A1  - Tapias, Clara Eugenia
A1  - Cuartas, Deiman
A1  - Gómez, Vanessa
A1  - Vera, Claudia Yaneth
SP  - 1699
EP  - 1712
VL  - 28
IS  - 9
N2  - In Medellín, Colombia, homicides have been the leading cause of death since 1986. Their proportion among total deaths increased from 3.5% in 1976 to 42% in 1991 and subsequently decreased to 7% in 2006. From 1979 to 2008, there were 81,166 homicides (annual mean, 2,706). The homicide rates per 100,000 inhabitants were 44 in 1979 and 47 in 2008, with a peak of 388 in 1991. The current article analyzes homicides in 30 years (1979-2008) using a random sample of 3,414 forensic autopsy reports. The vast majority of victims were males, 92.8% (95%CI: 91.8%; 93.6%), mostly low-income young people from 27 to 33 years of age. Most homicides involved revenge, fights, or armed robberies. The study showed different periods in the homicide epidemic: the first 15 years, with a rapid increase, the second, with a steady decline until 1998, and the third, with a fluctuating but overall steep decline in the last 10 years. This long-term study on violence in Medellin opens possibilities for analyzing and identifying more consistent policies for intervention.<p />  <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 0102-311X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -