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Homicide trends in the U.S.
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Rates | Numbers
Homicide Victimization Rates per 100,000 Population for Cities
over 100,000 by Population Group
|
One Million
and over |
500K - 999K |
250K - 499K |
100K - 249K |
1976 |
|
20.9 |
19.5 |
16.5 |
11.3 |
1977 |
|
24.1 |
18.1 |
16.4 |
11.6 |
1978 |
|
25.4 |
19.4 |
16.7 |
11.0 |
1979 |
|
28.8 |
21.7 |
18.6 |
12.0 |
1980 |
|
30.9 |
21.3 |
22.1 |
13.0 |
1981 |
|
28.2 |
22.2 |
22.0 |
14.3 |
1982 |
|
26.5 |
19.4 |
19.1 |
12.8 |
1983 |
|
27.0 |
17.2 |
16.3 |
10.7 |
1984 |
|
25.5 |
18.5 |
16.1 |
11.7 |
1985 |
|
24.8 |
17.9 |
17.2 |
11.4 |
1986 |
|
24.1 |
18.4 |
19.8 |
12.7 |
1987 |
|
22.9 |
20.1 |
16.3 |
11.7 |
1988 |
|
28.2 |
20.3 |
17.7 |
12.7 |
1989 |
|
28.8 |
23.8 |
18.3 |
13.2 |
1990 |
|
31.9 |
24.6 |
21.7 |
14.1 |
1991 |
|
35.5 |
24.1 |
22.4 |
14.9 |
1992 |
|
31.1 |
22.9 |
20.1 |
13.2 |
1993 |
|
29.9 |
22.5 |
25.1 |
14.6 |
1994 |
|
26.3 |
19.7 |
24.0 |
15.0 |
1995 |
|
22.3 |
21.1 |
24.3 |
13.2 |
1996 |
|
21.6 |
15.7 |
21.1 |
11.9 |
1997 |
|
19.3 |
18.1 |
19.1 |
12.0 |
1998 |
|
16.2 |
17.8 |
16.6 |
11.2 |
1999 |
|
15.5 |
16.6 |
15.3 |
9.5 |
2000 |
|
14.8 |
15.0 |
14.1 |
9.6 |
2001 |
|
15.1 |
14.6 |
15.2 |
9.7 |
2002 |
|
14.2 |
14.2 |
15.6 |
9.2 |
2003 |
|
14.4 |
14.1 |
15.6 |
9.8 |
2004 |
|
13.2 |
14.1 |
15.0 |
9.2 |
2005 |
|
13.0 |
14.8 |
15.2 |
10.1 |
Homicide Victimizations for Cities over 100,000 Population
by Population Group
|
One Million
and over |
500K - 999K |
250K - 499K |
100K - 249K |
1976 |
|
3,792 |
2,415 |
1,959 |
1,694 |
1977 |
|
4,382 |
2,327 |
1,820 |
1,868 |
1978 |
|
4,526 |
2,296 |
1,957 |
1,784 |
1979 |
|
5,093 |
2,691 |
2,154 |
1,886 |
1980 |
|
5,386 |
2,475 |
2,686 |
2,058 |
1981 |
|
4,969 |
2,696 |
2,617 |
2,333 |
1982 |
|
4,268 |
2,392 |
2,354 |
2,104 |
1983 |
|
4,827 |
2,151 |
2,079 |
1,798 |
1984 |
|
3,802 |
2,211 |
2,172 |
2,002 |
1985 |
|
3,678 |
2,154 |
2,329 |
1,998 |
1986 |
|
4,826 |
1,969 |
2,659 |
2,168 |
1987 |
|
4,626 |
2,143 |
2,200 |
2,052 |
1988 |
|
5,720 |
2,360 |
2,078 |
2,032 |
1989 |
|
5,554 |
2,894 |
2,288 |
2,177 |
1990 |
|
6,372 |
2,512 |
2,843 |
2,351 |
1991 |
|
7,171 |
2,630 |
2,919 |
2,526 |
1992 |
|
6,342 |
2,793 |
2,798 |
2,470 |
1993 |
|
6,346 |
2,514 |
3,346 |
2,782 |
1994 |
|
5,614 |
2,435 |
3,086 |
2,867 |
1995 |
|
4,475 |
2,708 |
3,148 |
2,645 |
1996 |
|
4,816 |
1,641 |
2,768 |
2,349 |
1997 |
|
4,343 |
1,878 |
2,329 |
2,298 |
1998 |
|
3,498 |
1,960 |
2,039 |
2,097 |
1999 |
|
3,379 |
2,005 |
1,822 |
1,761 |
2000 |
|
3,541 |
1,881 |
1,699 |
1,926 |
2001 |
|
3,676 |
1,940 |
1,816 |
1,968 |
2002 |
|
3,512 |
1,907 |
1,929 |
1,995 |
2003 |
|
3,544 |
1,959 |
1,896 |
2,175 |
2004 |
|
3,277 |
1,959 |
1,887 |
2,008 |
2005 |
|
3,242 |
2,075 |
1,822 |
2,375 |
Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
See also Additional Information About the Data for details about weighting and imputation.
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