| Abstract [eng] |
The homicide rate and Lithuanian gross domestic product has a strong correlation, which suggests that homicide rate should increase due to poverty. In all subjects, the death due to injuries by hard and blunt objects accounts for a large percentage (52.2%). The stabbing – cutting follows next (33.2%). 68% of the murders used one type of method when they killed. In comparison with the male group, women had more experiences of trauma. Homicides by sharp instruments were committed more often between males. In the female group, asphyxia was the most common measure of death. The offenders were more likely to be severely intoxicated when committed homicide by a sharp instrument. The victims without alcohol experienced 3 or less of trauma when they were attacked with a hard, blunt things. They were more likely to survive more than 24 hours. 73% of victims were male. Younger men (45.5 ± 15 years) and older women (50.9 ± 17 years) made the majority of homicide victims. 58.6% of victims drunk alcohol. The majority of victims was unemployed and had only primary or secondary education. In more than half of the cases (53%), victims were acquainted with the murderer. The mean age of the male killer was 34.5 ± 14 years, and mean age of female murderers was 38.5 ± 14 years. The majority (66%) of the offender’s was intoxicated of alcohol. The occupational analysis showed that the majority (73%) of them were unemployed and had only primary or secondary education. The most likely scenario of a homicide in Lithuania is when the killer and the victims are both male. Recommendations for prevention of homicide: the stable condition of employment, to enhance the education programs of alcohol consumption in high-risk families, human rights education for young children, prevention programs of recurrence for those who already committed homicide, and to fulfil register and analysis system of homicide. |
