ContextIn 2002, an estimated 877 000 lives were lost worldwide through suicide. Some
developed nations have implemented national suicide prevention plans. Although these …

Suicide at any age is a tragedy for the individual, his or her family and friends, and the
communities of which he or she is a part. At a population level, suicide is also a major public …

Purpose This article describes epidemiologic evidence concerning risk of gun violence and
suicide linked to psychiatric disorders, in contrast to media-fueled public perceptions of the …

Crime dropped sharply and unexpectedly in the United States in the 1990s. I conclude that
four factors collectively explain the entire drop in crime: increases in the number of police …

OBJECTIVE: To review critically the past 10 years of research on youth suicide. METHOD:
Research literature on youth suicide was reviewed following a systematic search of …

Many theories--from the routine to the bizarre--have been offered up to explain the crime
decline of the 1990s. Was it record levels of imprisonment? An abatement of the crack …

Firearms account for a substantial proportion of external causes of death, injury, and
disability across the world. Legislation to regulate firearms has often been passed with the …

Importance Over 30 000 people die annually in the United States from injuries caused by
firearms. Although most firearm laws are enacted by states, whether the laws are associated …

Importance Firearm homicide is a leading cause of injury death in the United States, and
there is considerable debate over the effectiveness of firearm policies. An analysis of the …

Both those who study crime and those who fight it agree that crime is not spread evenly
across city landscapes. Rather, clusters of crime--a few" hot spots"--host a vastly …