Table 3.
Sex-specific relative risks (incidence rate ratios) for violent crime victimisation and perpetration following onset of mental disorder compared to no mental disorder (follow-up from age 15 years, 2001–2016).
| Men |
Women |
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| n events | Person years at risk | rate per 1000 person years | Incident rate ratio (95% CI) | n events | Person years at risk | Rate per 1000 person years | Incident rate ratio (95% CI) | |
| Violent crime victimisation | ||||||||
| No mental disorder | 30,661 | 3,865,378 | 7.93 | 1 | 12,143 | 3,785,050 | 3.21 | 1 |
| Any mental disorder | 7402 | 561,914 | 13.17 | 1.83 (1.78–1.87) | 5259 | 574,544 | 9.15 | 3.07 (2.97–3.17) |
| 1. Substance use disorders | 2818 | 156,562 | 18.00 | 2.47 (2.38–2.57) | 1763 | 131,711 | 13.39 | 3.85 (3.67–4.05) |
| 2. Schizophrenia-spectrum | 456 | 36,865 | 12.37 | 1.73 (1.58–1.90) | 338 | 35,609 | 9.49 | 2.57 (2.30–2.86) |
| 3. Mood disorders | 592 | 54,220 | 10.92 | 1.55 (1.43–1.68) | 1098 | 127,441 | 8.62 | 2.44 (2.29–2.59) |
| 4. Neurotic disorders | 1873 | 142,646 | 13.13 | 1.78 (1.70–1.87) | 2735 | 263,414 | 10.38 | 3.12 (2.99–3.25) |
| 5. Eating disorders | 70 | 7040 | 9.94 | 1.26 (0.99–1.59) | 376 | 70,833 | 5.31 | 1.39 (1.26–1.54) |
| 6. Personality disorder | 379 | 23,167 | 16.36 | 2.29 (2.07–2.53) | 945 | 71,965 | 13.13 | 3.74 (3.50–4.00) |
| Violent crime perpetration | ||||||||
| No mental disorder | 23,667 | 3,944,843 | 6.00 | 1 | 3245 | 3,847,589 | 0.84 | 1 |
| Any mental disorder | 7818 | 573,842 | 13.62 | 2.58 (2.52–2.64) | 2202 | 608,590 | 3.62 | 5.48 (5.19–5.79) |
| 1. Substance use disorders | 3448 | 155,752 | 22.14 | 4.19 (4.04–4.35) | 949 | 142,725 | 6.65 | 8.80 (8.19–9.46) |
| 2. Schizophrenia-spectrum | 708 | 35,932 | 19.70 | 3.75 (3.48–4.04) | 273 | 37,672 | 7.25 | 8.32 (7.36–9.40) |
| 3. Mood disorders | 611 | 56,464 | 10.82 | 2.07 (1.91–2.24) | 405 | 135,840 | 2.98 | 3.62 (3.27–4.02) |
| 4. Neurotic disorders | 1994 | 147,067 | 13.56 | 2.43 (2.32–2.54) | 1156 | 282,739 | 4.09 | 5.14 (4.81–5.49) |
| 5. Eating disorders | 39 | 7361 | 5.30 | 0.84 (0.61–1.14) | 117 | 73,227 | 1.60 | 1.59 (1.32–1.91) |
| 6. Personality disorder | 519 | 22,260 | 23.31 | 4.47 (4.10–4.88) | 495 | 78,783 | 6.28 | 8.52 (7.75–9.37) |
NB. Diagnostic categories are not mutually exclusive/hierarchical.
NB. Any mental disorder includes all ICD-10 code F diagnoses (i.e., mental and behavioural disorders) and is not limited to the specific disorder groups presented.
NB. Victimisation: Overall estimate of men versus women (ref = 1): 2.15 (2.11, 2.19), adjusted for age and calendar time.
NB. Perpetration: Overall estimate of men versus women (ref = 1): 5.66 (5.50, 5.83), adjusted for age and calendar time.
NB. Victimisation or perpetration: Overall estimate of men versus women (ref = 1): 2.88 (2.84, 2.93), adjusted for age and calendar time.