About fifteen of every 100,000 Mainers commit suicide each year. Over 70% range in age from twenty-four through seventy-four. Suicides occur at a rate of about seven times that of murders. See other causes of death. The method of choice for males is a gun; for women it is poisoning. The good news is that…
The use of weapons in crimes and other violent acts varies with the acts involved. However, the proportion used in particular types (murder, robbery, etc.) has remained relatively constant in recent years. The reporting categories of “hands, fists, feet” dominate domestic assaults and aggravated assaults. Guns were the most frequently used weapon in suicides from…