Violent victimization among immigrants: Using the National Violent Death Reporting System to examine foreign-born homicide victimization in the United States

Authors

Kayla R. Freemon
Melissa A. Gutierrez
Jessica Huff, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Hyunjung Cheon
David Choate
Taylor Cox
Charles M. Katz, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Author ORCID Identifier

Huff - https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8123-1470

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2-2022

Publication Title

Preventive Medicine Reports

Volume

26

Abstract

Limited research attention has focused on homicides involving foreign-born victims. Using data from the National Violent Death Reporting System, we examined 9428 homicides that occurred in 2017 in the United States across 32 states and D.C. Approximately 8% of homicide victims were foreign-born. Homicide victimization rates were substantially lower for foreign-born persons, compared to U.S.-born persons. However, foreign-born persons from Honduras, El Salvador, and Jamaica had a substantially higher risk of homicide victimization. Notably, few homicides involving foreign-born victims were gang- or drug-trade-related. With the growing number of immigrants in the United States, policy and prevention efforts should be guided by research.

Comments

This is an article published by ScienceDirect in Preventive Medicine Reports on February 2, 2022 and can be accessed at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101714

Recommended Citation

Freemon, K.R., Gutierrez, M.A., Huff, J., Cheon, H., Choate, D., Cox, T., & Katz, C.M. (2022, February 2). Violent victimization among immigrants: Using the national violent death reporting system to examine foreign-born homicide victimization in the United States. Preventive Medicine Reports, 26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101714

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