Fowler, KA et al. (2017) PEDIATRICS Volume 140, number 1, July 2017
They're at it again with the hyperbole.
But 493 (38%) are suicides, 82 unintentional, and 693 (53%) are homicides. 29 are undetermined or due to legal intervention.
While this is not good it is also not 1300 homicides a year as many of the news reports are representing it.
Of the homicides, 543 (78.4%) are committed by 13-17 year olds; and 77% are committed by African Americans or Hispanics (the demographic most likely to be involved in gang violence).
From the graphics, Illinois and Louisiana have the highest juvenile homicide rates. We know about Chicago (which undoubtedly drives the data for Illinois) and Louisiana - Southern Culture of Violence?
The 543 homicides committed by 13-17 year olds is a place to make gains.
To reduce gun suicides by juveniles, I think the burden is on gun owners and secure storage.
Moms Demand Action is going to spin this one.
link to original article:
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2017/06/15/peds.2016-3486
They're at it again with the hyperbole.
But 493 (38%) are suicides, 82 unintentional, and 693 (53%) are homicides. 29 are undetermined or due to legal intervention.
While this is not good it is also not 1300 homicides a year as many of the news reports are representing it.
Of the homicides, 543 (78.4%) are committed by 13-17 year olds; and 77% are committed by African Americans or Hispanics (the demographic most likely to be involved in gang violence).
From the graphics, Illinois and Louisiana have the highest juvenile homicide rates. We know about Chicago (which undoubtedly drives the data for Illinois) and Louisiana - Southern Culture of Violence?
The 543 homicides committed by 13-17 year olds is a place to make gains.
To reduce gun suicides by juveniles, I think the burden is on gun owners and secure storage.
Moms Demand Action is going to spin this one.
link to original article:
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2017/06/15/peds.2016-3486
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