Examination of Homicides in Houston, Texas, 1985-1994
Description
As a contribution to nationwide efforts to more thoroughly
understand urban violence, this study was conducted to assess the
impact of cultural dynamics on homicide rates in Houston, Texas, and
to profile homicides in the city from 1985 to 1994. This data
collection provides the results of quantitative analysis of data
collected from all Houston homicide cases recorded in the police
murder logs for 1985-1994. Variables describe the homicide
circumstances, the victim-offender relationship, the type of weapon
used, and any drug- or gang-related activity involved. Other variables
include the year and month in which the homicide occurred, whether the
homicide occurred on a weekday or over the weekend, the motive of the
homicide, whether the homicide was drug-related, whether the case was
cleared by police at time of data entry, weapon type and means of
killing, the relationship between the victim and the offender, whether
a firearm was the homicide method, whether it was a multiple victim
incident or multiple offender incident, whether the victim or the
offender was younger than age 15, and the inter-racial relationship
between the victim and the offender. Demographic variables include
age, sex, and race of the victim as well as the offender.
Resources
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Description |
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ICPSR03399.v1 |
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03399.v1 |
Tags
- murder
- victims
- arrest-records
- police-records
- homicide
- crime-rates
- urban-crime
- offenders