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Homicide trends in the U.S.
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Rates | Numbers
Homicide Offending Rates per 100,000 Population for Cities
over 100,000 by Population Group
|
One Million
and over |
500K -
999K |
250K -
499K |
100K -
249K |
| 1976 |
|
23.6 |
20.7 |
18.2 |
13.1 |
| 1977 |
|
25.3 |
20.5 |
16.9 |
13.5 |
| 1978 |
|
29.8 |
21.9 |
18.8 |
12.0 |
| 1979 |
|
35.8 |
21.6 |
20.0 |
13.3 |
| 1980 |
|
35.7 |
25.4 |
25.1 |
15.7 |
| 1981 |
|
36.3 |
22.5 |
23.2 |
16.0 |
| 1982 |
|
37.2 |
19.6 |
20.2 |
13.8 |
| 1983 |
|
32.7 |
17.0 |
18.1 |
12.0 |
| 1984 |
|
30.7 |
19.8 |
18.2 |
12.7 |
| 1985 |
|
30.3 |
18.8 |
19.5 |
12.1 |
| 1986 |
|
28.6 |
18.7 |
21.3 |
14.2 |
| 1987 |
|
28.1 |
20.9 |
17.4 |
12.7 |
| 1988 |
|
36.1 |
18.9 |
19.7 |
14.8 |
| 1989 |
|
37.4 |
20.9 |
20.5 |
14.5 |
| 1990 |
|
40.5 |
22.8 |
24.1 |
16.6 |
| 1991 |
|
45.2 |
26.5 |
23.2 |
18.2 |
| 1992 |
|
35.5 |
23.1 |
22.6 |
16.5 |
| 1993 |
|
33.7 |
24.1 |
26.7 |
17.1 |
| 1994 |
|
28.4 |
21.1 |
27.0 |
18.4 |
| 1995 |
|
25.8 |
23.4 |
25.7 |
15.0 |
| 1996 |
|
25.0 |
19.3 |
20.9 |
15.1 |
| 1997 |
|
21.1 |
20.7 |
20.3 |
13.7 |
| 1998 |
|
17.9 |
19.8 |
16.8 |
13.2 |
| 1999 |
|
17.5 |
15.9 |
17.0 |
10.5 |
| 2000 |
|
16.9 |
17.3 |
14.3 |
12.1 |
| 2001 |
|
17.4 |
19.0 |
13.5 |
12.0 |
| 2002 |
|
16.3 |
15.6 |
15.3 |
10.4 |
| 2003 |
|
14.2 |
15.7 |
15.3 |
11.5 |
| 2004 |
|
14.2 |
14.5 |
15.4 |
11.1 |
| 2005 |
|
13.3 |
18.9 |
15.3 |
13.8 |
Homicide Offenders for Cities over 100,000 Population by Population
Group
| |
One Million
and over |
500K -
999K |
250K -
499K |
100K -
249K |
| 1976 |
|
4,286 |
2,563 |
2,161 |
1,956 |
| 1977 |
|
4,599 |
2,637 |
1,875 |
2,138 |
| 1978 |
|
5,300 |
2,599 |
2,198 |
1,937 |
| 1979 |
|
6,334 |
2,684 |
2,314 |
2,091 |
| 1980 |
|
6,222 |
2,941 |
3,049 |
2,480 |
| 1981 |
|
6,401 |
2,732 |
2,753 |
2,609 |
| 1982 |
|
5,986 |
2,423 |
2,485 |
2,243 |
| 1983 |
|
5,840 |
2,125 |
2,304 |
2,020 |
| 1984 |
|
4,580 |
2,367 |
2,453 |
2,163 |
| 1985 |
|
4,497 |
2,265 |
2,640 |
2,093 |
| 1986 |
|
5,721 |
1,997 |
2,850 |
2,385 |
| 1987 |
|
5,672 |
2,226 |
2,345 |
2,214 |
| 1988 |
|
7,331 |
2,197 |
2,319 |
2,327 |
| 1989 |
|
7,213 |
2,533 |
2,568 |
2,358 |
| 1990 |
|
8,083 |
2,325 |
3,157 |
2,724 |
| 1991 |
|
9,118 |
2,887 |
3,027 |
3,001 |
| 1992 |
|
7,237 |
2,813 |
3,137 |
3,038 |
| 1993 |
|
7,154 |
2,694 |
3,561 |
3,237 |
| 1994 |
|
6,059 |
2,605 |
3,464 |
3,502 |
| 1995 |
|
5,178 |
3,004 |
3,339 |
2,915 |
| 1996 |
|
5,564 |
2,014 |
2,739 |
2,906 |
| 1997 |
|
4,737 |
2,145 |
2,479 |
2,506 |
| 1998 |
|
3,875 |
2,172 |
2,062 |
2,409 |
| 1999 |
|
3,816 |
1,924 |
2,018 |
1,915 |
| 2000 |
|
4,066 |
2,170 |
1,726 |
2,335 |
| 2001 |
|
4,232 |
2,520 |
1,611 |
2,356 |
| 2002 |
|
4,029 |
2,097 |
1,890 |
2,229 |
| 2003 |
|
3,500 |
2,183 |
1,855 |
2,533 |
| 2004 |
|
3,525 |
2,019 |
1,932 |
2,359 |
| 2005 |
|
3,303 |
2,644 |
1,836 |
3,158 |
Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
See also Additional Information About the Data for details about weighting and imputation.
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