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Homicide trends in the U.S.
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Intimate Homicide Rates per 100,000 Population by Victim
Race, Gender, and Relationship
|
Spouse or Ex-spouse |
Boyfriend/Girlfriend |
| White |
Black |
|
White |
Black |
| Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
| 1976 |
|
.95 |
1.73 |
18.07 |
12.53 |
|
.66 |
1.70 |
12.14 |
10.69 |
| 1977 |
|
.95 |
1.62 |
16.60 |
10.23 |
|
.70 |
1.53 |
11.52 |
7.68 |
| 1978 |
|
.95 |
1.73 |
14.85 |
11.17 |
|
.55 |
1.64 |
10.13 |
7.40 |
| 1979 |
|
1.08 |
1.72 |
15.70 |
9.71 |
|
.62 |
1.72 |
9.36 |
8.60 |
| 1980 |
|
.95 |
1.69 |
13.85 |
10.05 |
|
.68 |
2.31 |
9.24 |
7.95 |
| 1981 |
|
.98 |
1.75 |
12.66 |
8.43 |
|
.65 |
1.81 |
8.58 |
8.22 |
| 1982 |
|
.77 |
1.76 |
10.63 |
7.07 |
|
.75 |
1.79 |
8.24 |
7.30 |
| 1983 |
|
.85 |
1.54 |
10.58 |
8.23 |
|
.61 |
1.83 |
7.35 |
6.75 |
| 1984 |
|
.62 |
1.56 |
8.11 |
5.87 |
|
.75 |
1.95 |
6.93 |
7.17 |
| 1985 |
|
.72 |
1.60 |
7.65 |
6.30 |
|
.60 |
2.05 |
7.04 |
6.75 |
| 1986 |
|
.65 |
1.53 |
7.64 |
6.75 |
|
.66 |
2.40 |
7.25 |
7.80 |
| 1987 |
|
.61 |
1.48 |
6.48 |
6.07 |
|
.62 |
2.16 |
6.79 |
6.05 |
| 1988 |
|
.51 |
1.51 |
6.52 |
6.18 |
|
.66 |
2.22 |
6.35 |
7.02 |
| 1989 |
|
.50 |
1.21 |
6.66 |
5.57 |
|
.61 |
2.24 |
6.44 |
6.73 |
| 1990 |
|
.49 |
1.38 |
5.73 |
5.81 |
|
.63 |
2.03 |
6.40 |
6.98 |
| 1991 |
|
.42 |
1.35 |
4.74 |
6.05 |
|
.68 |
1.97 |
5.54 |
7.16 |
| 1992 |
|
.50 |
1.28 |
4.39 |
6.09 |
|
.45 |
1.83 |
4.37 |
5.85 |
| 1993 |
|
.40 |
1.29 |
4.04 |
5.98 |
|
.55 |
2.46 |
4.75 |
6.60 |
| 1994 |
|
.42 |
1.40 |
4.64 |
4.13 |
|
.46 |
1.89 |
4.29 |
6.09 |
| 1995 |
|
.34 |
1.11 |
2.87 |
3.71 |
|
.35 |
2.27 |
3.77 |
5.00 |
| 1996 |
|
.32 |
1.15 |
2.39 |
3.91 |
|
.32 |
1.91 |
3.32 |
5.24 |
| 1997 |
|
.28 |
0.99 |
2.00 |
3.41 |
|
.43 |
1.89 |
2.25 |
4.75 |
| 1998 |
|
.24 |
1.20 |
1.79 |
4.09 |
|
.44 |
1.94 |
2.90 |
4.73 |
| 1999 |
|
.24 |
0.96 |
1.33 |
3.03 |
|
.29 |
2.05 |
2.76 |
3.82 |
| 2000 |
|
.24 |
1.12 |
1.29 |
2.85 |
|
.25 |
1.89 |
2.26 |
3.69 |
| 2001 |
|
.20 |
1.06 |
1.13 |
3.57 |
|
.27 |
1.91 |
2.39 |
3.68 |
| 2002 |
|
.19 |
1.02 |
1.02 |
3.61 |
|
.33 |
1.76 |
2.47 |
4.33 |
| 2003 |
|
.14 |
0.97 |
1.26 |
3.04 |
|
.34 |
1.84 |
1.98 |
3.92 |
| 2004 |
|
.20 |
0.97 |
.86 |
2.76 |
|
.29 |
1.61 |
1.58 |
3.49 |
| 2005 |
|
.17 |
1.02 |
.89 |
3.02 |
|
.23 |
1.90 |
1.94 |
3.60 |
*Note: The homicide and population data are for persons ages 20-44. The number of married or divorced
persons is the population base used to calculate spouse and ex-spouse rates and the number of never married or widowed persons is the population base used to calculate boyfriend/girlfriend rates.
Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
See also Additional Information About the Data for details about weighting and imputation.
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