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Contents of Homicide trends in the U.S.

Homicide trends in the U.S.
Trends by city size

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Homicides by Location Type
  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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