Femicide in the state of Paraíba:
an analysis of statistics related to the use of firearms
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5216/lahrs.v4.81296Keywords:
firearms; murders; women; Paraíba; statistics.Abstract
This research aims to analyze statistical information involving the murders of women in the State of Paraíba and their correlation with the firearm instrument, with a view to answering the following research question: considering the numerical indices, was there an increase in intentional lethal violent crimes committed by women with firearms in Paraíba between 2019 and 2022? It is assumed that, since 2019, the policy of expansion and turn easier the access to firearms and ammunition in Brazil may have influenced the dynamics of homicidal violence against female victims, especially when considering that the residence is the place where women die by firearms in 26% of cases, while the proportion for homicides of men, in the same environment and with the same instrument of death, is 11% (Instituto Sou da Paz, 2021). Using data from the Criminal Statistics and Data Analysis Unit (UECAD) of the Civil Police of Paraíba, it was possible to conclude that there was an increase in intentional violent deaths committed against women with the use of firearms, mainly between 2020 and 2022, a fact that may indicate as a conditioning factor the facilitation of access to firearms in recent years in Brazil.
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