2017’DE POLİS BÜLTENLERİNDE GEÇEN İNSAN ÖLDÜRME OLAYLARININ ANALİZİ

Abstract


 
 Aim of this
 study was to generate a database of homicide incidents in Turkey in 2017 from
 Police Bulletins, to study the characteristics of homicide on a national level,
 including temporal homicide patterns. A database of 782 homicide incidents that
 took place in 2017 was generated from Police Bulletins. Data on the number of
 victims, number of offenders, time and place of homicide, weapon used, and
 apprehension of the offender were extracted from the Police Bulletins and used
 in SPSS analysis of the data. Incidents identified involved 863 victims of
 homicide, including 16 homicide-suicide incidents. Most homicides identified
 were one-on-one events. 68,3% of homicides had taken place on the outside. No
 statistically significant seasonal effect was found, but December had the
 highest frequency of homicide. Religious holidays were not associated with
 spike or drops in homicide frequency. It was found that frequency of homicides
 drops towards the middle of the week, and increase over the weekend. Over the
 course of the day, homicides increased in the afternoons and evening, peaking
 at 9pm. Most homicides were committed using a weapon, with firearms used in
 61,7% of all homicides. Homicide-suicides were more likely to happen during
 winter months, and commonly involved a firearm. While the data is incomplete,
 this study confirms on a national level many findings of smaller studies that
 have been conducted in Turkey on a local level. Expansion of the database is
 needed to improve the understanding of temporal patterns of homicide.