Deaths, crimes and violence not classified as a crime among children and adolescents in Maranhão, Brazil (2014 to 2020)

Abstract This study compares temporal trends in violent deaths of children and adolescents and analyzes differences in incidents of violence classified and not classified as a crime. We analyzed data from the Mortality Information System and State of Maranhão Public Security Department for the period 2014 to 2020. Child and adolescent were defined as aged 0-11 and 12-17 years old, respectively. Types of violence were organized according to the groups, subgroups, and types of crimes set out in Brazil’s penal code. A total of 1,326 deaths and 8,187 incidents of violence were reported, both of which were more frequent in adolescents. The most frequent types of violence in children and adolescentes, respectively, were: abduction of incapable persons (p摘要 本研究对比了儿童与青少年暴力死亡的时间变化趋势，并分析了被归类为犯罪与未被归类为犯罪的暴力事件之间的差异。本研究分析了2014年至2020年间来自死亡率信息系统（Mortality Information System）和马拉尼昂州公共安全部的数据。本研究将儿童界定为0-11岁人群，青少年界定为12-17岁人群。暴力类型依据巴西刑法典中规定的犯罪类别、子类别及具体犯罪类型进行分类整理。共计报告1326例死亡病例与8187起暴力事件，两类数据在青少年群体中均更为高发。儿童与青少年中最频发的暴力类型依次为：无行为能力人绑架（