GUNSHOT DEATHS IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: FROM 2001 TO 2010

Abstract

We have conducted a retrospective study of all gunshot
deaths that occurred in Geneva, (Switzerland), over a
10-year period (2001-2010). The 133 cases reviewed
were classified according to the manner of death, i.e. suicide (106 cases), homicide (25 cases) and accident (2
cases). Various data from police authorities and the
medico-legal examinations of the bodies were studied,
including the age and sex of the victims, location of the
event, type of firearm used, concomitant use or non-use
of alcohol and/or other drugs, seasonality and entry site.
These various elements were compared with data found
in the literature.