Statistics on Homicides, Suicides,
Accidents, Injuries, & Attitudes towards Violence

• Attitudes towards Violence in Selected Cities of Latin America and Spain, 1997
• Homicide Rates in North America, 1990-1999
• Homicide Rate in Northern South America, 1990-2000
• Homicide Rates in Southern South America, 1990-1999
• Homicide Rates in Selected Cities of the Americas, 1991-1999
• Suicide Rate in Selected Cities of the Americas, 1991-1999
• Mortality Rate for Motor-Vehicle Accidents (MVAs) in Cities, 1991-1999
• Problem Level Related to Motor-Vehicle Accidents (MVAs) in the Americas, 2000 (based on reported death rates)
• Proportion (%) of External Causes of Death in Selected Countries of the Americas
• Endemic Violence: Deaths by Homicide for Young People Ages 15-24 in Selected Countries Worldwide (per 1000 inhabitants)
• Global Percentage of Deaths due to Injury (1999)
  Porcentaje mundial de muertes por lesiones (1999)

	Salvador, Brazil (n=633)	Cali, Colombia (n=1061)	Caracas, Venezuela (n=506)	Madrid, Spain (n=506)	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (n=484)	San José, Costa Rica (n=479)	San Salvador, El Salvador (n=576)	Santiago, Chile (n=567)	Houston, Texas (n=516)
Those who think children on the street should be incarcerated	28.2	17.5	15.6	--	33.7	17.2	17.7	10.0	--
Those who believe they can take justice into their own hands	37.7	27.8	38.5	16.2	19.8	41.5	21.9	23.6	30.0
Those who believe corporal punishment is necesary for their children	28.4	31.8	7.3	8.1	7.6	16.3	15.3	6.0	39.6

Source:	Fournier et al. (1999) Estudio Multicéntrico sobre Actitudes y Normas Culturales frente a la Violencia (Proyecto ACTIVA): Metodología. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública / Pan American Journal of Public Health 5 (4/5-abr-mayo): 350.
Technical Note:	Houston did not complete the project.

Sources:	United States:	CDC WISQIARS (http://www.cdc.gov )
	Canada:	Statistics Canada (http://www.statcan.ca/)
	Mexico:	1990-1994: TIS 1995-1999: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática, Dirección General de Estadístca e Informática (http://www.inegi.gob.mx)

Sources:	Colombia:	1992-1995: TIS 1996-2000: Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses
	Ecuador:	Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (INEC) ( http://www.inec.gov.ec )
	Venezuela:	1990-1995: TIS PAHO 1997-2000: Estadística Delictiva, Ministerio de Justicia, División de Estadística CTPJ, own calculations.

Sources:	Argentina:	1990-1995: PAHO TIS
	Brazil:	Minister of Justice, National Secretary of Public Security
	Chile:	1990-1994: TIS 1997: Department of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health

Sources:	Tegucigalpa, Honduras:		Policía Nacional de Honduras
	San Pedro Sula, Honduras:		Policía Nacional de Honduras
	San Salvador, El Salvador:		Fiscalía General de la Republica
	Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia:		Medicina Legal (1990 estimated)
	Cali, Colombia:		1990-1997: Medicina Legal 1998-1999: Desepaz Alcaldía de Cali
	District of Columbia, USA:		WISQRS (Web-Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) CDC (http://www.cdc.gov)
	Caracas, Venezuela:		Estadística Delictiva, Ministerio de Justicia, División de Estadística del CTPJ; cálculos propios.
Technical Note:			Calculated moving averages

Sources:	Cali, Colombia:	1990-1997: Medicina Legal 1998-1999: Desepaz Alcaldía de Cali
	District of Columbia, USA:	WISQRS (Web-Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) CDC ( http://www.cdc.gov )
Technical Note:		Calculated moving averages

Sources:	Tegucigalpa, Honduras:		Policía Nacional de Honduras
	San Pedro Sula, Honduras:		Policía Nacional de Honduras
	Cali, Colombia:		Medicina Legal; Desepaz Alcaldía de Cali 1998-1999
	District of Columbia, USA:		WISQRS (Web-Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) CDC (http://www.cdc.gov)
Technical Note:			Calculated moving averages

Problem Level Related to Motor-Vehicle Accidents (MVAs) in the Americas, 2000 (based on reported death rates)
Level: Rate x 10-5 (range)	Countries
Very high (20.0-57.5)	Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Turks and Caicos Islands
High (15.0-19.9)	Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, San Kitts & Nevis, United States, Venezuela
Medium (10.0-14.9)	Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay
Low (5.0-9.9)	Netherlands Antilles, Barbados, Canada, Virgin Islands (US), Montserrat, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru
Very low, possibly under-reported (< 5.0)	Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Virgin Islands (RU), Saint Vincent & Grenadines

Source: Classification based on data from PAHO/SHA, Basic Health Indicators, 2000.

Source:

TIS data

Endemic Violence: Deaths by Homicide for Young People Ages 15-24 in Selected Countries Worldwide (per 1000 inhabitants) (in Portuguese*)

Source:	http://www.estado.estadao.com.br/editorias/2002/03/22/cid045.html Data originally from *Ministry of Health, Brazil, appearing on the above Brazilian news website Estado de São Paulo.
Note:	Other Latin American countries not selected for the sample--Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, for example--have higher homicide rates for youth in this age group.

Global Percentage of Deaths due to Injury (1999)

Powerpoint slide show, one slide, 41 KB.
Source: World Health Organization, Department of Violence and Injury Prevention (WHO/VIP).

En español:
Porcentaje mundial de muertes por lesiones (1999)

Presentación en MS Powerpoint, una diapositiva, 46 KB.
Fuente: Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), Departamento de Prevención de Violencia y Lesiones (VIP).