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ANNUAL REPORT
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Homicide 2003
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 2003, there
were 99 deaths in Hamilton County which were ruled homicides, 14 more
than last years total. It's the largest number of homicides on
record. That number includes
9 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 comparable to that seen in previous years. The 99 homicides represent an increase from the 85 homicides in 2002. Seventy-one percent of 2003’s homicides were the result of handgun violence, almost the same as last years seventy-two percent but quite an increase from just over 63 percent in 2001 and 52 percent in 2000. Of the 99 homicide victims, just over 27 percent tested positive for drugs and/or alcohol.
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