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Homicide victimization rate by age

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Homicide victimization rate by age, 1970-2006

  Age of victim
  14-17 18-24 25+
1970 4.3 10.8 10.3
1971 5.0 14.0 11.3
1972 5.1 15.0 11.6
1973 5.4 15.3 11.9
1974 5.6 16.3 12.3
1975 5.1 15.5 12.0
1976 4.5 13.8 10.8
1977 4.8 14.2 10.6
1978 5.0 14.5 10.6
1979 5.2 16.4 11.4
1980 5.9 17.4 12.0
1981 5.2 16.0 11.7
1982 5.0 15.0 10.7
1983 4.7 13.7 9.6
1984 4.1 12.5 9.4
1985 4.9 13.6 9.2
1986 5.2 16.0 9.6
1987 5.9 16.2 9.2
1988 6.7 17.0 9.1
1989 8.4 18.5 9.1
1990 9.9 21.4 9.7
1991 11.3 24.3 9.8
1992 11.4 23.7 9.2
1993 12.0 24.8 9.3
1994 10.9 24.1 8.4
1995 10.8 21.9 8.0
1996 9.2 20.1 8.2
1997 7.3 19.2 6.4
1998 6.2 19.8 6.0
1999 5.8 15.0 5.7
2000 4.9 14.7 4.6
2001 4.7 15.0 5.3
2002 4.5 14.9 5.4
2003 4.3 15.3 5.4
2004 4.6 14.2 5.4
2005 4.9 14.8 5.4
2006 5.5 15.2 5.4

Source: FBI, Uniform Crime Reports
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