@article{ref1,
title="Trends in homicide in Wisconsin, 1985-1998",
journal="WMJ (Wisconsin medical journal)",
year="2001",
author="Insinga, R. and Her, C. and Schwamman, J.",
volume="100",
number="2",
pages="32-4, 31",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To explore homicide trends for Wisconsin over the period 1985-1998 and assess the state's progress towards meeting its year 2000 health objectives. METHODS: Wisconsin and US homicide data from the Centers for Disease Control's Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) were analyzed for the period 1985-1998. RESULTS: Homicide rates in Wisconsin rose 54% between 1985 and 1995, but since that year, a sharp reverse in trends since has erased three-fourths of the increase. While Wisconsin rates for 1998 remain 15% above their 1985 levels, US rates peaked in 1991 and have since fallen to 12% below their 1985 levels. When compared to 1985, Wisconsin homicide rates for 1998 were 24% lower among whites, but 16% higher among blacks. CONCLUSIONS: Wisconsin failed to achieve its year 2000 objective for homicide reductions, with rates remaining over 80% above the state goal. Though Wisconsin's current homicide rate is nearly half the US average, recent reductions in Wisconsin homicide have lagged behind those observed nationally.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1098-1861",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}