RT Article
T1 Firearm homicides in Europe: a comparison with non-firearm homicides in five European countries
JF Global crime
VO 24
IS 2
SP 145
OP 167
A1 Krüsselmann, Katharina
A2 Aarten, Pauline G. M.
A2 Granath, Sven
A2 Kivivuori, Janne
A2 Markwalder, Nora 1981-
A2 Suonpää, Karoliina
A2 Thomsen, Asser Hedegaard
A2 Walser, Simone 1977-
A2 Liem, Marieke 1982-
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1851098429
AB Detailed, comparative research on firearm violence in Europe is rare. Using data from the European Homicide Monitor, this paper presents the prevalence and characteristics of firearm homicides in Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland between 2001 and 2016. Furthermore, we compare firearm to non-firearm homicides to assess the degree of uniqueness of firearms as modus operandi. We find that the firearm homicide rate varies across our sample of countries. We also identify two country profiles: in Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden, most firearm homicides take place in public and urban areas, involving male victims and perpetrators. In these countries, the use of firearms in homicides is largely concentrated in the criminal milieu. In Finland and Switzerland, firearms are mostly used in domestic homicides, with a higher share of female victims. We explore these findings in relation to firearm availability in each country.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 164-167
K1 European homicide monitor
K1 Homicide
K1 Firearm
K1 firearm availability
K1 Gun violence
DO 10.1080/17440572.2023.2211513