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Homicide trends in the U.S.
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Handgun | Other gun |
Knife | Blunt object |
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1976 | 8,651 | 3,328 | 3,343 | 912 | 2,546 |
1977 | 8,563 | 3,391 | 3,648 | 900 | 2,618 |
1978 | 8,879 | 3,569 | 3,685 | 937 | 2,490 |
1979 | 9,858 | 3,732 | 4,121 | 1,039 | 2,710 |
1980 | 10,552 | 3,834 | 4,439 | 1,153 | 3,061 |
1981 | 10,324 | 3,740 | 4,364 | 1,166 | 2,927 |
1982 | 9,137 | 3,501 | 4,383 | 1,032 | 2,957 |
1983 | 8,472 | 2,794 | 4,214 | 1,098 | 2,731 |
1984 | 8,183 | 2,835 | 3,956 | 1,090 | 2,626 |
1985 | 8,165 | 2,973 | 3,996 | 1,051 | 2,794 |
1986 | 9,054 | 3,126 | 4,235 | 1,176 | 3,018 |
1987 | 8,781 | 3,094 | 4,076 | 1,169 | 2,980 |
1988 | 9,375 | 3,162 | 3,978 | 1,296 | 2,869 |
1989 | 10,225 | 3,197 | 3,923 | 1,279 | 2,877 |
1990 | 11,677 | 3,395 | 4,077 | 1,254 | 3,037 |
1991 | 13,101 | 3,277 | 3,909 | 1,252 | 3,161 |
1992 | 13,158 | 3,043 | 3,447 | 1,088 | 3,024 |
1993 | 13,981 | 3,094 | 3,140 | 1,082 | 3,233 |
1994 | 13,496 | 2,840 | 2,960 | 963 | 3,071 |
1995 | 12,050 | 2,679 | 2,731 | 981 | 3,169 |
1996 | 10,731 | 2,533 | 2,691 | 917 | 2,777 |
1997 | 9,705 | 2,631 | 2,363 | 833 | 2,678 |
1998 | 8,844 | 2,168 | 2,257 | 896 | 2,805 |
1999 | 7,943 | 2,174 | 2,042 | 902 | 2,461 |
2000 | 7,985 | 2,218 | 2,099 | 727 | 2,556 |
2001 | 7,900 | 2,239 | 2,090 | 776 | 3,032 |
2002 | 8,286 | 2,538 | 2,018 | 773 | 2,588 |
2003 | 8,830 | 2,223 | 2,085 | 745 | 2,645 |
2004 | 8,304 | 2,357 | 2,133 | 759 | 2,595 |
2005 | 8,478 | 2,868 | 2,147 | 671 | 2,528 |
Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
See also Additional Information About the Data for details about weighting and imputation.
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