Were there more murder-suicides in 2008 compared to years prior? How about 2009?
In the first half of 2005 there were 591 murder-suicides and 554 in the first half of 2007. There do not appear to be any published statistics for 2008 or 2009 at this time. The Violence Policy Center does seem to be the only organization that is collecting and publishing information on this topic.In their report, American Roulette, 3rd edition, they report that there were 554 murder-suicide deaths, of which 234 were suicides and 320 were homicides from Jan 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007.
The Violence Policy Center conducted this study and then doubled that amount to get a estimate of 1,108 murder-suicides during 2007. This compares to their 2nd edition of this report in 2006 with 591 murder-suicide deaths during the first half of 2005, of which 264 were suicides and 327 were homicides and an estimate of 1,182 murder-suicide deaths for the year in 2005.
I tried to find these statistics, but had no luck. What I did find at wsws.org/articles/2005/mar2005/side-m16.... No more recent figures are available. Due to political pressure from the gun lobby and other right-wing groups, no government agency compiles centralized statistics on either suicides or homicides involving firearms.
The most information is compiled by social worker on this site. helpstartshere.org/Default.aspx?PageID=1248 It does seem like a trend, but without specific stats, it's hard to say!
A murder–suicide is an act in which an individual kills one or more other persons immediately before or at the same time as him or herself. The motivation for the murder in murder–suicide can be purely criminal in nature or be perceived by the perpetrator as an act of care for loved ones in the context of severe depression. A suicide attack is an act in which an attacker perpetrates an act of violence against others, typically to achieve a military or political goal, which simultaneously results in his or her own death.
Suicide bombings are often regarded as an act of terrorism by the targeted community.
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