@article {Kazerouni317, author = {N Neely Kazerouni and N Shah and S Lathrop and M G Landen}, title = {Non-firearm-related homicide, New Mexico, 2001{\textendash}3}, volume = {15}, number = {5}, pages = {317--321}, year = {2009}, doi = {10.1136/ip.2008.020180}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group Ltd}, abstract = {Objective: New Mexico (NM) has the highest rate of non-firearm-related homicide in the USA and ranks 20th in firearm-related homicides. Because non-firearm-related homicides are inadequately described in the literature, characterisation of non-firearm-related homicide victims will enhance efforts to reduce homicides.Methods: Homicide victims were identified through the Office of the Medical Investigator. Age-specific and age-adjusted homicide death rates were calculated for 2001{\textendash}3 by sex and race/ethnicity, and associations between covariates and non-firearm-related homicide were measured.Results: Non-firearm-related homicides comprised 33\% of US homicide victims, 47\% of NM homicide victims, and 74\% of NM American Indian (AI) homicide victims. Of 212 NM non-firearm-related homicide victims, 37\% had been beaten, 32\% had been stabbed, and 12\% had been strangled. Females comprised 30\% of non-firearm-related homicide victims and 18\% of firearm-related homicide victims. A blood alcohol concentration (BAC) ⩾0.08 mg/dl was detected among 43\% of non-firearm-related (61\% of AI) and 33\% of firearm-related (50\% of AI) homicide victims. Non-firearm-related homicide rates were highest among AI men aged 25{\textendash}34 years (31/100 000). Non-firearm-related homicide victims were more likely than firearm-related victims to be AI (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 4.20; 95\% CI 2.16 to 8.16) and female (AOR 2.05; 95\% CI 1.27 to 3.31), and to have had a BAC ⩾0.08 mg/dl (AOR 1.65; 95\% CI 1.08 to 2.52).Conclusions: Homicide-prevention efforts among AIs in NM should focus on non-firearm-related homicides. The association between excessive drinking and non-firearm-related homicide should be further characterised. Continued surveillance for non-firearm-related homicides will assist these efforts.}, issn = {1353-8047}, URL = {https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/15/5/317}, eprint = {https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/15/5/317.full.pdf}, journal = {Injury Prevention} }