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Homicide trends in the U.S.
Trends by race
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Rates | Numbers
Homicide Offending Rates per 100,000 Population by Race
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White |
Black |
Other |
| 1976 |
|
4.9 |
46.6 |
4.6 |
| 1977 |
|
5.1 |
44.4 |
4.8 |
| 1978 |
|
5.3 |
44.6 |
3.7 |
| 1979 |
|
5.8 |
47.7 |
5.0 |
| 1980 |
|
6.4 |
51.5 |
6.9 |
| 1981 |
|
6.0 |
45.9 |
6.3 |
| 1982 |
|
5.6 |
41.2 |
6.4 |
| 1983 |
|
5.3 |
36.3 |
6.2 |
| 1984 |
|
5.3 |
33.1 |
5.3 |
| 1985 |
|
5.1 |
34.0 |
5.8 |
| 1986 |
|
5.3 |
37.9 |
6.0 |
| 1987 |
|
5.2 |
36.6 |
5.0 |
| 1988 |
|
4.9 |
41.2 |
4.5 |
| 1989 |
|
5.1 |
42.0 |
4.7 |
| 1990 |
|
5.6 |
46.6 |
4.2 |
| 1991 |
|
5.6 |
51.4 |
5.4 |
| 1992 |
|
5.2 |
47.0 |
5.7 |
| 1993 |
|
5.2 |
49.2 |
5.6 |
| 1994 |
|
5.1 |
45.4 |
5.1 |
| 1995 |
|
4.9 |
39.3 |
5.4 |
| 1996 |
|
4.5 |
35.9 |
4.8 |
| 1997 |
|
4.1 |
32.2 |
4.5 |
| 1998 |
|
4.2 |
27.8 |
3.9 |
| 1999 |
|
3.6 |
25.4 |
3.9 |
| 2000 |
|
3.5 |
25.6 |
3.3 |
| 2001 |
|
3.5 |
25.6 |
3.0 |
| 2002 |
|
3.6 |
25.0 |
2.9 |
| 2003 |
|
3.5 |
25.3 |
3.4 |
| 2004 |
|
3.6 |
24.1 |
2.7 |
| 2005 |
|
3.5 |
26.5 |
2.8 |
Homicide Offenders by Race
|
White |
Black |
Other |
| 1976 |
|
9,157 |
10,969 |
226 |
| 1977 |
|
9,523 |
10,625 |
240 |
| 1978 |
|
9,915 |
10,875 |
192 |
| 1979 |
|
11,078 |
11,843 |
265 |
| 1980 |
|
12,487 |
13,320 |
394 |
| 1981 |
|
11,686 |
12,428 |
361 |
| 1982 |
|
11,154 |
11,333 |
393 |
| 1983 |
|
10,499 |
10,109 |
401 |
| 1984 |
|
10,631 |
9,343 |
363 |
| 1985 |
|
10,235 |
9,712 |
424 |
| 1986 |
|
10,740 |
10,970 |
468 |
| 1987 |
|
10,563 |
10,729 |
411 |
| 1988 |
|
10,190 |
12,257 |
385 |
| 1989 |
|
10,606 |
12,674 |
427 |
| 1990 |
|
11,823 |
14,238 |
404 |
| 1991 |
|
11,754 |
15,970 |
543 |
| 1992 |
|
11,078 |
14,866 |
605 |
| 1993 |
|
11,203 |
15,818 |
615 |
| 1994 |
|
11,096 |
14,807 |
587 |
| 1995 |
|
10,577 |
12,994 |
640 |
| 1996 |
|
9,804 |
12,007 |
599 |
| 1997 |
|
9,105 |
10,922 |
578 |
| 1998 |
|
9,230 |
9,571 |
519 |
| 1999 |
|
8,009 |
8,853 |
540 |
| 2000 |
|
8,011 |
9,240 |
490 |
| 2001 |
|
8,276 |
9,428 |
462 |
| 2002 |
|
8,473 |
9,313 |
462 |
| 2003 |
|
8,274 |
9,579 |
561 |
| 2004 |
|
8,522 |
9,234 |
453 |
| 2005 |
|
8,350 |
10,285 |
492 |
Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
See also Additional Information About the Data for details about weighting and imputation.
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