Intimate partner homicides in Denmark 1992-2016.
| Autor: | Thomsen AH; Department of Forensic Medicine, Aarhus University, Palle Juul-Jensen Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark., Leth PM; Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, J. B. Winsloews Vej 17, 5000 Odense C, Denmark., Hougen HP; Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederik V's Vej 11, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark., Villesen P; Bioinformatics Research Centre, Aarhus University, CF Moellers Alle 8, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Denmark. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Forensic science international. Synergy [Forensic Sci Int Synerg] 2023 Jun 03; Vol. 6, pp. 100337. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 03 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.fsisyn.2023.100337 |
| Abstrakt: | Intimate partner homicide is one of the most common types of homicide and a significant contributor to domestic homicides worldwide, especially affecting females. We focus on the intimate partner homicides in Denmark during 1992-2016. Though gender identity data was unavailable, sex data from official documents enabled critical analysis. Of the 1417 homicides in the period, 26.5% were intimate partner homicides, i.e., 55.6% of female and 8.9% of male victims. The annual intimate partner homicide rate was 0.28 per 100,000 (0.44 for female victims and 0.12 for male victims), declining at a lower rate than other types of homicide. Most victims of intimate partner homicides were females (79.3%). The demographics of the victims and the characteristics of the homicides were markedly different depending on victim sex. Female victims were killed by more varied methods, with more severe injuries and followed by suicide in 26.5% and with multiple homicide victims in 8.1%. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (© 2023 The Authors.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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