Table 1 Comparison of the socio-demographic profile of lethal and intentional violent crimes committed against women before and during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Alagoas, Brazil, 2018–2021
Variables | Pre-pandemic January 2018 to February 2020 | Pandemic March 2020 to December 2021 | Total | P value x2 test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age range (Years)1 | N = 145 | N = 152 | N = 297 | |
< 18 | 19 (13.10%) | 22 (14.47%) | 41(13.80%) | 0.818 |
18 to 29 | 45 (31.01%) | 48 (31.58%) | 93 (31.31%) | |
30 to 39 | 45 (31.01%) | 38 (25.00%) | 83 (27.95%) | |
40 to 49 | 20 (13.79%) | 24 (15.79%) | 44 (14.82%) | |
50 or more | 16 (11.03%) | 20 (13.16%) | 36 (12.12%) | |
Type of crime | N = 154 | N = 162 | N = 316 | |
Femicide | 63 (40.91%) | 51 (31.48%) | 114 (36.08%) | 0.379 |
Female Homicide | 85 (55.19%) | 104 (64.20%) | 189 (59.80%) | |
Bodily injury resulting in death | 2 (1.30%) | 2 (1.23%) | 4 (1.27%) | |
Robbery aggravated by death | 4 (2.60%) | 5 (3.09%) | 9 (2.85%) | |
Means2 | N = 145 | N = 151 | N = 296 | |
Melee weapon | 42 (28.96%) | 47 (31.13%) | 89 (30.07%) | 0.225 |
Mechanical asphyxiation | 8 (5.52%) | 11 (7.28%) | 19 (6.42%) | |
Beating | 13 (8.97%) | 23 (15.23%) | 36 (12.16%) | |
Firearm | 82 (56.55%) | 70 (46.36%) | 152 (51.35%) |