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Homicide trends in the U.S.
Trends by gender

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Homicide Victimization Rates per 100,000 Population by Gender


Male   Female
1976   13.6   4.2
1977   13.7   4.2
1978   14.0   4.1
1979   15.4   4.4
1980   16.2   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   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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