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VILALTA, Carlos. Who Are those Convicted of Intentional Homicide in Mexico?. Perf. latinoam. [online]. 2015, vol.23, n.45, pp.157-180. ISSN 0188-7653.

We present a preliminary profile of the murderer in Mexico. This is the first step in constructing an empirical knowledge and systematic base for the comparative study of violent offenders in the Latin American region. The total number of federal convicts for murder was compared with the total number of convicts for other intentional crimes between 1997 and 2010. The study found that the total number of federal convicts for murder is comparatively small, highly varying and becoming less over time. About one third committed their crime overseas, mostly in the United States. Also, significantly higher proportions of married, college degrees, and professionals were found among convicts for murder.

Palavras-chave : homicide; crime; crime statistics; Mexico.