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The Impact of the Rural Population Component on Homicide Rates in the United States: A County‐Level Analysis
Author(s) -
Kowalski Gregory S.,
Duffield Don
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
rural sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.083
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1549-0831
pISSN - 0036-0112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1549-0831.1990.tb00674.x
Subject(s) - homicide , population , demography , geography , rural population , rural area , poison control , injury prevention , criminology , socioeconomics , environmental health , psychology , political science , sociology , medicine , law
Using 3,130 U.S. counties or county equivalents, this paper provides a test of the impact of rural population on the violent crime of homicide, while controlling for the effects of other correlates. The results indicate that the traditional bond of group cohesion assumed to be associated with the rural environment and its residents continues to have an inhibiting effect on homicide for counties in the United States.