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Native American Homicides per 100,000, Ages 0-19, IHS Areas, 1989-1998

Homicides per 100,000 Population, Native Americans,Ages 0�, IHS Areas, 1989�98

Homicide Age-Specific Rates 1989�98
Homicide Age Specific Rates 1989-1998

SUMMARY

From 1989 to 1998, 427 American Indian and Alaska Native children and youth were homicide victims.
Death rates were highest among those age 15 to 19 years, but infant homicide rates were almost as high.
Forty percent of Native American homicides involved a firearm.
Thirteen percent of all homicides occurred among Native American infants. Homicide was the second leading cause of injury death among this group.
During the most recent period, 1997�98, homicide rates among black males were 2.5 times greater than rates for Native American males. Rates for Native American males were 2.5 times greater than rates for white males. Native American females rates were almost as high as white males. The rates for black females were 1.6 times greater than those for Native American females. Native American females were 2.3 times more likely to die than white females.
From 1989 to 1998, homicide rates for Native American males increased 33%, while the rates for females remained unchanged.

Homicide Rates per 100,000 Population
1981�98

Homicide by Method Used 1989�98

Homicide by Method Used
1989-1998