Violence Prevalence in North Lahore: Forensic Demographics

Abstract

Objective: Demographic analysis of incidence of violence in North Lahore to objectify the
prevalence of criminalistic variance categorization
Methods: It was a cohort prospective analysis throughout the year 2018, conducted in the
emergency medicolegal section of Services Hospital Lahore. All cases reporting to medicolegal
section were part of research project who were either accompanied by police or presented via
divergent modes.
Results: Statistical perusal revealed that out of 2341 cases registered in 2018, 70% were
escorted by police. 10-12% were brought by either a relative or a friend. 3% each were either self-
presented cases or were rescued by 1122 to hospital.89% were either of 18 years age or more.
78% were male and 22% were female patients. 63% were subjected to a variance of physical
assault.
Conclusions: Survival is a subconscious instinct which at times can make a person take
extreme measures. Sometimes violence is optional at times a desperate sequalae, however at
times it is such an inexplicably heinous that it requires instantaneous justice. All this
categorization of deplorable immorality is to be channelized via medicolegal examination, which
is mandatory participle of legal chain of custody.