Do the statistics cited on children killed by parents distinguish between biological parents and step-parents?
Allen Esterson London Tasha Howe wrote: "The truth is ... 2000 children per year are SUBSTANTIATED as killed by parents." Jim Clark replied: "Tasha goes on to state in her posting: '2000 children per year are SUBSTANTIATED as killed by parents.' I have trouble believing this figure, although 2,000 would still represent a very small number out of the many millions of children in the USA. But elsewhere Linda Woolf noted that: 'And now, let us look at the U.S.: Total homicides: 15,533' Putting these figures together would mean that 13% of all murders were parents killing their children. Surely parents killing their children must be a pretty exceptional kind of murder, and rarer than this? I would be interested in the source of the 2,000 murders per year. Or is there some important difference between 'being killed by' and 'homicide'? Al Shealy wrote: "Here's the data from the National Center for Health Statistics � 1999 final data. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/dvs/mortdata.htm Cause of death: Number of deaths in children 0-14 All homicides: 1139 Homicides involving firearms: 282 HIV: 104 Falls: 120 Drowning: 927 Smoke/Fire: 605 Motor Vehicles: 2605 So it does look like 2000 murders by parents per year is a little high." --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
