The study aproaches the violence problem, especially violent events with cutting weapon. It is a survey with the objects of analyzing epidemiological aspects present on those cases of violence with cutting weapon on the urban area of the county of Porto Grande - Amapá. The sample considered 50 victims of violence with cutting weapon and the collection of the database happend through secondary source, on the entry books of the Police Station and Emergency Service of "Unidade Mista de Saúde". In addition it was used one tool to get the data in field. It was found that the biggest incidence of violence with cutting weapon was among men, especially, young men and teenagers, both single. It's true that the most victims has low degree, and low socieconomic level, a population of "leisured". The places that had the biggest ocurrence of the events was: the public route and pubs, dance clubs and alikes. It's also stressed the faults on the registry of information related to violence on the institutions. One possible explanation of the events is the poverty, social exclusion, and the group fun drink-alcohol-violence, in this particular case.
White weapon; Violence in health; External cause morbidity
