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Empirical studies of the family and suicide are few, while comparative studies of family structure and suicide are rare. Past cross-national comparative studies of suicide rates and family variables employ only a few independent variables and a limited number of countries. Using a sample as broadly comparative as possible, we examined Durkheim�s theory of the family and suicide for 52 nations. Sixteen variables are analyzed. Family measures such as divorce are associated with higher rates even after controls for socio-economic differences among the nations of the world. It is suggested that as socio-economic data for the 1980�s becomes generally available for many of the nations of the world, it may be possible to use the data presented here as the basis for a trend analysis of family change, suicide and economic development over time.

This longitudinal study examined the relationships between monthly violent crimes against persons offense rates of murder, rape, and aggravated assault and the following environmental factors: (1) monthly and seasonal cycles, (2) weather, (3) population, and (4) unemployment for the city of Raleigh, NC, from 1972 through 1981. Using Pearson correlation and multiple regression analyses, the environmental variables that were examined were found to have significant influences on rape and aggravated assault, but they were shown to have less effect on murder. Unemployment rates were found to have negative effects on monthly rates of rape and aggravated assault. Murder and aggravated assault rates were found to be negatively associated with population expansion. If these findings hold for other urban cities, then urban theories concerning violent crime may have to be reformulated.