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Homicide trends in the U.S.
Trends by city size
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Homicides by Location Type
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Large city |
Small city |
Suburban |
Rural |
1976 |
9,860 |
2,297 |
3,954 |
2,669 |
1977 |
10,398 |
2,203 |
3,836 |
2,683 |
1978 |
10,563 |
2,341 |
3,963 |
2,692 |
1979 |
11,825 |
2,469 |
4,362 |
2,805 |
1980 |
12,605 |
2,609 |
4,845 |
2,982 |
1981 |
12,615 |
2,413 |
4,866 |
2,626 |
1982 |
11,117 |
2,492 |
4,847 |
2,554 |
1983 |
10,855 |
2,148 |
4,190 |
2,117 |
1984 |
10,187 |
2,042 |
4,350 |
2,110 |
1985 |
10,159 |
2,141 |
4,482 |
2,198 |
1986 |
11,622 |
2,252 |
4,610 |
2,127 |
1987 |
11,021 |
2,208 |
4,725 |
2,146 |
1988 |
12,191 |
2,213 |
4,221 |
2,055 |
1989 |
12,913 |
2,300 |
4,214 |
2,073 |
1990 |
14,078 |
2,478 |
4,597 |
2,287 |
1991 |
15,247 |
2,748 |
4,533 |
2,172 |
1992 |
14,402 |
2,437 |
5,025 |
1,896 |
1993 |
14,989 |
2,632 |
5,030 |
1,879 |
1994 |
14,008 |
2,882 |
4,762 |
1,678 |
1995 |
12,975 |
2,539 |
4,288 |
1,807 |
1996 |
11,573 |
2,368 |
3,940 |
1,768 |
1997 |
10,848 |
2,123 |
3,557 |
1,682 |
1998 |
9,594 |
2,134 |
3,638 |
1,604 |
1999 |
8,967 |
1,904 |
3,173 |
1,478 |
2000 |
9,048 |
1,974 |
3,030 |
1,534 |
2001 |
9,399 |
1,947 |
3,182 |
1,509 |
2002 |
9,343 |
1,973 |
3,419 |
1,469 |
2003 |
9,574 |
2,009 |
3,744 |
1,201 |
2004 |
9,130 |
1,981 |
3,666 |
1,370 |
2005 |
9,513 |
2,158 |
3,722 |
1,299 |
Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
See also Additional Information About the Data for details about weighting and imputation.
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