| Risk
Factor: |
Availability of Firearms |
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| Data
Indicator: |
Youngstown
Homicides |
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| Narrative: |
Homicides dropped
to 19 in 2003, a number not seen this low since 1990.
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| Source
of data: |
The Youngstown Vindicator
1/12/04
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| Data
Indicator: |
Overall
rate of homicides, 15-24 years of age |
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| Narrative: |
Among the age group
of 15 through 24-year-olds, the homicide rate for Youngstown
was almost 3 times as high as for Mahoning County.
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| Source
of data: |
Health Education
and Assessment Unit 11/98
District Board
of Health Mahoning County
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| Data
Indicator: |
Rate
of Mahoning County homicides by race, 15-24 years of age |
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| Narrative: |
Looking
at a breakdown by race, the rate of homicide in Mahoning County shows
a significantly
higher rate of blacks being involved in homicide than whites. |
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| Source
of data: |
District
Board of Health Mahoning County |
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| Data
Indicator: |
Number
of homicides by race, 15 - 24 years of age |
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| Narrative: |
For
years 1994 through 1998, the number of homicides of black persons exceeds
those of white persons, not only in the City of Youngstown but all of
Mahoning County. |
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| Source
of data: |
Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms |
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| Data
Indicator: |
Number
and percent of handguns used in violent crimes, all ages |
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| Narrative: |
For homicides of
people ages 15-24 in Mahoning County, a handgun is the weapon of choice
for the perpetrator, as evident by the numbers and percentages.
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| Source
of data: |
Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms |
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