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06-21-2011, 05:20 PM
The homicide rate per 100,000 inhabitants increased from 24.40 to 25.41, while 833 violent deaths were reported during the first quarter of the year, in comparison to 804 during the same period in 2010. According to a report from the Attorney General's office Statistics Department, these violent incidents resulted in 760 male and 73 female victims. The Attorney General told Diario Libre that 527 people had been killed by firearms, equal to 63%, while 211 lives were lost in incidents involving knives, equal to 25%, and 95 from other causes, equal to 12%.
According to the age of the victims, 44 minors between the ages of 8 and 12 died violent deaths, 468 adults between the ages of 18 and 34, a total of 189 people between the ages of 35 and 51 years of age were killed, 57 between the ages of 52 and 68, and ten people over the age of 68. In 65 cases the authorities could not determine the victims' age. The report takes into account a universe of 10,010,590 inhabitants. The period from January to April shows 83 alleged exchanges of gunfire, with the involvement of the police, the DNCD and military personnel, averaging 2.49 for each 100,000 inhabitants.
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According to the age of the victims, 44 minors between the ages of 8 and 12 died violent deaths, 468 adults between the ages of 18 and 34, a total of 189 people between the ages of 35 and 51 years of age were killed, 57 between the ages of 52 and 68, and ten people over the age of 68. In 65 cases the authorities could not determine the victims' age. The report takes into account a universe of 10,010,590 inhabitants. The period from January to April shows 83 alleged exchanges of gunfire, with the involvement of the police, the DNCD and military personnel, averaging 2.49 for each 100,000 inhabitants.
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