Tanzania has been relatively successful in maintaining peace and stability in comparison with other neighbouring countries in the African region. ‘Utu’, a Bantu philosophical concept, should be paid attention to in a relationship that has reduced violence. The ‘utu’ concept is popular within the Swahili culture of Tanzania which encompasses dimensions of social capital
such as trust, group membership, everyday sociability, respect, helping others and asking for help and demonstrating love and compassion towards other members of the community. There have been fewer studies about the influence of sociocultural activities on homicide in low-income countries. The association between adherence to the traditional social and religious values and homicide deaths in Tanzania is worth examining. The objective of this study was to examine the potential contributions of sociocultural activities to reduce risks of death by homicide, regardless of the status of conventional risk factors in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Demographic and sociocultural characteristics by the type of homicide were examined.