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Homicide trends in the U.S.
Eldercide

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Homicides of Persons 65 and Older by Gender of Victim


Male Female
1976 776 450
1977 763 416
1978 703 441
1979 780 499
1980 850 495
1981 788 487
1982 754 533
1983 690 484
1984 675 456
1985 638 493
1986 712 517
1987 707 585
1988 723 547
1989 649 500
1990 617 510
1991 670 467
1992 620 484
1993 623 514
1994 567 451
1995 545 461
1996 490 384
1997 526 340
1998 435 334
1999 428 317
2000 370 328
2001 396 318
2002 402 302
2003 429 306
2004 434 308
2005 386 331

Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
     See also Additional Information About the Data for details about weighting and imputation.

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