AN ANALYSIS OF HOMICIDE INCIDENTS REPORTED IN POLICE BULLETINS IN 2017
Abstract
Aim of this study was to generate a database of homicide incidents in Turkey in 2017 from Police Bulletins, to study the characteristics of homicide on a national level, including temporal homicide patterns. A database of 782 homicide incidents that took place in 2017 was generated from Police Bulletins. Data on the number of victims, number of offenders, time and place of homicide, weapon used, and apprehension of the offender were extracted from the Police Bulletins and used in SPSS analysis of the data. Incidents identified involved 863 victims of homicide, including 16 homicide-suicide incidents. Most homicides identified were one-on-one events. 68,3% of homicides had taken place on the outside. No statistically significant seasonal effect was found, but December had the highest frequency of homicide. Religious holidays were not associated with spike or drops in homicide frequency. It was found that frequency of homicides drops towards the middle of the week, and increase over the weekend. Over the course of the day, homicides increased in the afternoons and evening, peaking at 9pm. Most homicides were committed using a weapon, with firearms used in 61,7% of all homicides. Homicide-suicides were more likely to happen during winter months, and commonly involved a firearm. While the data is incomplete, this study confirms on a national level many findings of smaller studies that have been conducted in Turkey on a local level. Expansion of the database is needed to improve the understanding of temporal patterns of homicide.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Sociology
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Galma Akdeniz
0000-0002-7255-8260
Türkiye
Publication Date
November 13, 2019
Submission Date
March 13, 2019
Acceptance Date
September 25, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 8 Number: 2
Cited By
ÖLDÜRME SUÇUNUN SOSYOLOJİK SEBEPLERİ
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