Citation

Wallace D, Wallace R. Am. J. Public Health 1998; 88(12): 1853-1858.

Affiliation

Public Interest Scientific Consulting, New York, NY 10027, USA. rdwall@ix.netcom.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9842388

PMCID

PMC1509042

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: In this study, data on violent deaths in the Bronx, New York City, from the 1970, 1980, and 1990 censuses were analyzed. METHODS: The incidence and areal density of intentional deaths were mapped by health area. Simple and stepwise regressions between violent death measures and other factors were performed. RESULTS: The incidence of deaths at levels of those in the highest 1970 quintile spread so that by 1990 only 2 areas saw incidences at levels of the lowest 1970 quintile. Overcrowding, socioeconomic status, population, population change, and drug deaths in simple regressions and overcrowding, socioeconomic status, and low-weight births in stepwise regressions correlated significantly with violent death incidence or density. CONCLUSIONS: Understanding the spatiotemporal development of violence can contribute to public policy on violence.

Language: en