Homicide clusters and drug traffic in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil from 1995 to 1999

The article presents a spatial analysis of homicides in Belo Horizonte according to the Minas Gerais Military Police records from 1995 to 1999. The authors identify clusters of high mortality risk and relate them to areas with drug traffic and associated violence. SaTScan software is used to locate...

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Published in:Cadernos de saúde pública 2001-09, Vol.17 (5), p.1163
Main Authors: Beato Filho, C C, Assunção, R M, Silva, B F, Marinho, F C, Reis, I A, Almeida, M C
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Bayes Theorem
Brazil - epidemiology
Cluster Analysis
Homicide - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Poverty Areas
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Substance-Related Disorders
Violence - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:The article presents a spatial analysis of homicides in Belo Horizonte according to the Minas Gerais Military Police records from 1995 to 1999. The authors identify clusters of high mortality risk and relate them to areas with drug traffic and associated violence. SaTScan software is used to locate the clusters.
ISSN:0102-311X