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HAVANA, July 29 (Manuel David Orrio, CPI / www.cubanet.org) - Crimes of
passion are at the head of the list as the cause of homicides in Cuba, said a
homicide investigator with the Ministry of the Interior who asked to remain
anonymous.
The official confirmed government statistics available on the Internet,
which show a net decrease in the number of homicides in the last few years.
Women, however, are the victims in 27 percent of all homicides.
The official also pointed to the prevalence of rape and assault as
indicators of violence toward women.
As a lesser but still significant cause of homicides, the official referred
to the murder of Havana homosexuals by individuals from the eastern end of the
island. These crimes are generally associated with robbery.
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