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Homicide trends in the U.S.
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Rates | Numbers
Homicide Victimization Rates per 100,000 Population by Gender
|
Male |
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Female |
1976 |
|
13.6 |
|
4.2 |
1977 |
|
13.7 |
|
4.2 |
1978 |
|
14.0 |
|
4.1 |
1979 |
|
15.4 |
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4.4 |
1980 |
|
16.2 |
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4.5 |
1981 |
|
15.6 |
|
4.3 |
1982 |
|
14.1 |
|
4.3 |
1983 |
|
12.8 |
|
3.9 |
1984 |
|
12.1 |
|
3.9 |
1985 |
|
12.2 |
|
4.0 |
1986 |
|
13.2 |
|
4.1 |
1987 |
|
12.6 |
|
4.2 |
1988 |
|
12.9 |
|
4.2 |
1989 |
|
13.6 |
|
4.0 |
1990 |
|
15.0 |
|
4.0 |
1991 |
|
15.7 |
|
4.2 |
1992 |
|
14.9 |
|
4.0 |
1993 |
|
15.0 |
|
4.2 |
1994 |
|
14.4 |
|
3.8 |
1995 |
|
12.9 |
|
3.7 |
1996 |
|
11.7 |
|
3.3 |
1997 |
|
10.7 |
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3.0 |
1998 |
|
9.7 |
|
3.0 |
1999 |
|
8.8 |
|
2.7 |
2000 |
|
8.6 |
|
2.6 |
2001 |
|
8.8 |
|
2.6 |
2002 |
|
8.8 |
|
2.6 |
2003 |
|
9.0 |
|
2.5 |
2004 |
|
8.7 |
|
2.4 |
2005 |
|
9.0 |
|
2.3 |
Homicide Victims by Gender
|
Male |
|
Female |
1976 |
|
14,171 |
|
4,590 |
1977 |
|
14,397 |
|
4,710 |
1978 |
|
14,895 |
|
4,642 |
1979 |
|
16,428 |
|
5,017 |
1980 |
|
17,788 |
|
5,232 |
1981 |
|
17,405 |
|
5,096 |
1982 |
|
15,902 |
|
5,093 |
1983 |
|
14,588 |
|
4,703 |
1984 |
|
13,910 |
|
4,741 |
1985 |
|
14,079 |
|
4,880 |
1986 |
|
15,471 |
|
5,109 |
1987 |
|
14,811 |
|
5,268 |
1988 |
|
15,414 |
|
5,238 |
1989 |
|
16,407 |
|
5,085 |
1990 |
|
18,304 |
|
5,115 |
1991 |
|
19,270 |
|
5,394 |
1992 |
|
18,513 |
|
5,217 |
1993 |
|
18,937 |
|
5,550 |
1994 |
|
18,294 |
|
5,007 |
1995 |
|
16,552 |
|
5,022 |
1996 |
|
15,153 |
|
4,469 |
1997 |
|
14,057 |
|
4,125 |
1998 |
|
12,753 |
|
4,139 |
1999 |
|
11,704 |
|
3,800 |
2000 |
|
11,818 |
|
3,733 |
2001 |
|
12,232 |
|
3,775 |
2002 |
|
12,410 |
|
3,764 |
2003 |
|
12,804 |
|
3,693 |
2004 |
|
12,565 |
|
3,543 |
2005 |
|
13,122 |
|
3,545 |
Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
See also Additional Information About the Data for details about weighting and imputation.
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