@article{ref1,
title="Influence of CoViD-19 restrictions on urban violence",
journal="American surgeon",
year="2022",
author="Lalchandani, Priti and Strong, Bethany L. and Harfouche, Melike N. and Diaz, Jose J. and Scalea, Thomas M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="We investigated whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected rates of interpersonal violence (IV). A retrospective study was performed using city-wide crime data and the trauma registry at one high-volume trauma center pre-pandemic [PP] (March-October 2019) and during the pandemic [PA] (March-October 2020). The proportion of trauma admissions attributable to IV remained unchanged from PP to PA, but IV increased as a proportion of overall crime (34% to 41%, p<0.001). Assaults decreased, but there was a proportionate increase in penetrating trauma which was mostly attributable to firearms. Despite a reduction in admissions due to IV in the first 4 months of the pandemic, the rates of violence subsequently exceeded that of the same months in 2019. The cause of the observed increase of IV is multi-factorial. Future studies aimed at identifying the root causes are essential to mitigate violence during this ongoing health crisis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-1348",
doi="10.1177/00031348221086821",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00031348221086821"
}