@article{48468bdbd7af49878b997ba459fe32c2,
title = "Spatial Correlates of Gun Deaths in Harris County, Texas",
abstract = "Firearm homicide and suicide deaths for 2014 were examined in Harris County, Texas, for spatial variation and socio-economic correlates. Higher firearm homicide rates were found closer to central Houston than firearm suicide rates. Local hot spots were identified for both types but overlapped at only two locations. A Poisson–Gamma–Exposure regression model showed the homicide rate was associated with higher percentages of persons who are Black, aged 15 to 29 years, and living in poverty whereas the suicide rate was associated with a higher percentage of persons of non-Hispanic White ethnicity. Firearm policies that reduce homicides may also reduce suicides.",
keywords = "firearm, homicide, spatial analysis, spatial modeling, suicide",
author = "Ned Levine and Drake, {Stacy A.} and Reynolds, {Thomas F.} and Yijiong Yang and Wolf, {Dwayne A.} and David Persse and Wade, {Charles E.} and Holcomb, {John B.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank the various hospitals and EMS agencies that provided reports including Memorial Hermann Hospital System, Harris Health System, Houston Fire Department, Cypress Creek Emergency Medical Service, Cyfair Fire and Emergency Medical Service, Harris County ESD 48 Fire-EMS, Harris County Emergency Corps, Texas Children?s Hospital, Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, Center for Translational Injury Council, and Dr. Richard Block for advice on the article. They also thank Caitlin Thetford, Lauren Myers, and Morgan Brock for their assistance throughout the study. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The study was funded by two internal grants from the University of Texas Health PARTNERS and the Center for Translational Injury Research. Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The study was funded by two internal grants from the University of Texas Health PARTNERS and the Center for Translational Injury Research. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 SAGE Publications. Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2021",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1177/1088767920924448",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "25",
pages = "37--60",
journal = "Homicide Studies",
issn = "1088-7679",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "1",
}