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ANNUAL REPORT
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Homicide 2002
A death inflicted by another person with explicit or implicit intent to harm. A homicide is not necessarily a murder. The person responsible for causing the injuries may be charged in connection with the death or the prosecuting attorney may decline to file charges in certain circumstances. During 2002, there
were 85 deaths in Hamilton County which were ruled homicides, one more
than last years total which was the largest number of homicides since
1987. That number includes 6
homicides in which the homicidal violence occurred in another county but
the victim died in Hamilton County, usually following transport into the
county for emergency medical treatment, a number equal to that of 2001 and
comparable to that seen in previous years. The 85 homicides represent an increase from the 84 homicides in 2001. And is substantially more than the average of 61.5 homicides per year over the past 15
years. Seventy-two percent of 2002’s homicides were the result of handgun violence, quite an increase from just over 63 percent in 2001 and 52 percent in 2000. Just over 13 percent of the homicides were caused by blunt trauma, compared to just over 19 percent in 2001. Of the 85 homicide victims, just under 32 percent tested positive for drugs and/or alcohol nearly the exact percentage found in 2001
LOCATION OF HOMICIDES: 2002
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