Robbery-related homicides of taxi drivers in three big cities of Turkey between 1996 and 2006

Amaç: Taksi şoförü cinayetleri, meslekle ilişkili cinayetler arasında en yüksek yaygınlığa sahiptir ve bu cinayetlerin çoğunun altında yatan sebep gasptır. Sunulan çalışmanın amacı, gasp amaçlı taksi şoförü cinayetlerini, bu cinayetlerde yer alan kurban ve saldırganların özelliklerini araştırmak ve bu cinayetleri azaltabilecek güvenlik önlemlerini tanımlamaktır. Hastalar ve Yöntemler: 1996-2006 yılları arasında İstanbul, Ankara ve İzmir şehirlerinde gasp amacıyla öldürülmüş taksi şoförlerine ait otopsi, olay yeri inceleme, güvenlik ve ölüm raporları incelendi. Bulgular: Toplam 109 taksi şoförü (tümü erkek; ort. yaş 41.6±12) gasp amacıyla öldürülmüştü. Kurbanların çoğu gece ve akşam saatlerinde (n=80; %90.9) (p

Türkiye'nin üç büyük kentinde taksi şoförlerine yönelik gasp amaçlı cinayetler, 1996-2006

Objectives: Taxi drivers have the highest prevalence of work-related homicides and the underlying motive for most homicides is robbery. The objectives of this study were to reveal the features of robbery-related homicides of taxi drivers, to evaluate characteristics of murdered drivers and assailants, and to recommend preventive measures. Patients and Methods: We reviewed autopsy, crime investigation, security, and death records about robbery-related murders of taxi drivers in the cities İstanbul, Ankara, and İzmir in Turkey between 1996 and 2006. Results: There were 109 robbery-related murders of taxi drivers (all males; mean age 41.6±12 years). Most of the drivers were killed at night and in the evening (n=80, 90.9%; p<0.01) and in the suburbs (n=53, 52.48%; p<0.01). Firearms were the most frequently used weapons (n=60, 55.05%; p<0.01) and most of the fatal injuries were located on the head (n=61, 41.78%; p<0.01). Security measurements in taxicabs were not effective enough to prevent murders of taxi drivers. Conclusion: Safety of taxi drivers can be achieved by utilization of technological safety devices, but an effective solution to this problem is the restriction of civil armament.

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