[Exploratory study of the socio-demographic and psychopathological features of persons reported as perpetrators of violence in Cordoba City].

Background: Nowadays, domestic violence is a public health problem due to its magnitude and socio-sanitary effects.

Aim: Examine the epidemiological, sociodemographic and psychopathological characteristics of people denounced as aggressors in the city of Córdoba.

Material and Methods: exploratory, retrospective and cross-sectional study of people denounced as alleged intrafamiliar violence aggressors at the Family Violence Prosecution Unit of the Córdoba Province Court of Law throughout the period from June 2011 to May 2012.

Results: 86% were men and 14% women of an age ±35. Couple violence was the most predominant in 69%. The denounced people had an educational level in 60.7%. The most frequent aggression was threat in 45.6%.Then, serious injuries in 35.3%. Most of the cases did not have a diagnosis of mental disorder (64.3%). The most common disorder was substance abuse (28.3%).

Conclusion: The most frequently denounced form of violence was the intimate partner violence and it affects people at an early and productive age, showing a gender behavior and social risk factors.