Today, violent killings are a global problem. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) that on average 1424 people die every day as a result of being killed. The purpose of the study was to determine the characteristics of known bodies that were autopsied at the Bhayangkara hospital Tk. II Medan in 2020-2021 based on age, gender, occupation, cause of death. This research is a descriptive study with a cross sectional approach. The sample in this study was all data on bodies that were autopsied at the Forensic and Medicolegal installations of the Bhayangkara hospital Tk.II Medan in 2020-2021 as many as 188 cases. This research was conducted in Bhayangkara hospital Tk. II Medan. This study started from February to June 2022. Based on the results of the study obtained from Visum et Repertum data, it can be concluded that the number of known patients who were autopsied at the Bhayangkara hospital TK. II Medan in 2020-2021 as many as 188 people with the most age at the age of 18-65 years, the most gender in the male sex with working status and the highest type of violence in blunt trauma and followed by the most lung disease and the type of cause Most deaths due to asphyxia are in hanging cases.

Autopsy; Bhayangkara Hospital; Characteristics