Prevalence of Physical Violence in the Medical-Forensic Approach in the Years 2015–2020 in City and Neighboring Municipalities: Perspectives from Poland—Poznań Study

Szymon Rzepczyk (), Klaudia Dolińska-Kaczmarek (), Bartosz Burchardt, Dagmara Skowrońska, Przemysław Hałasiński, Aleksandra Bielecka, Klaudia Koniarek and Czesław Żaba
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Szymon Rzepczyk: Forensic Medicine Departament, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, ul. Rokietnicka 10, 60-806 Poznan, Poland
Klaudia Dolińska-Kaczmarek: Forensic Medicine Departament, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, ul. Rokietnicka 10, 60-806 Poznan, Poland
Bartosz Burchardt: Forensic Medicine Departament, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, ul. Rokietnicka 10, 60-806 Poznan, Poland
Dagmara Skowrońska: Forensic Medicine Departament, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, ul. Rokietnicka 10, 60-806 Poznan, Poland
Przemysław Hałasiński: Forensic Medicine Departament, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, ul. Rokietnicka 10, 60-806 Poznan, Poland
Aleksandra Bielecka: Forensic Medicine Departament, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, ul. Rokietnicka 10, 60-806 Poznan, Poland
Klaudia Koniarek: Forensic Medicine Departament, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, ul. Rokietnicka 10, 60-806 Poznan, Poland
Czesław Żaba: Forensic Medicine Departament, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, ul. Rokietnicka 10, 60-806 Poznan, Poland

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-13

Abstract: Forensic medical opinions serve the appropriate classification of a crime against health. Violence, a multifaceted phenomenon, requires forensic medical examination in the case of causing damage to health. Due to the effects caused by the perpetrator, the damage to health is divided into severe, medium, and light. This study analyzed 7689 incidents of violence from 2015–2020, taking place in the area subordinate to the Provincial Police Headquarters in Poznań, based on anonymized documentation of forensic medical examinations performed at the Department of Forensic Medicine in Poznań at the request of the Police and privately. The analysis took into account: units ordering the test, type of exposure, medical help, sex and age of the victim, places of the incident, classification and localization of injury, manner of impact, attitude of the perpetrator to the victim, profession of the victim, gender of the perpetrator, and remarks. In Poland, statistics on violence victims are underestimated, resulting from the low reporting of crimes committed to law enforcement authorities. There is a need for programs to educate the perpetrator of violence on methods of conflict resolution and programs to prevent violence, covering events taking place in public spaces.

Keywords: violence; statistics; crime prevention and intervention; safety; physical abuse (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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