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Homicide trends in the U.S.
Infanticide

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Homicides of Children under Age 5 by Race of Victim


White Black Other Total
1976   300 239 6 544
1977   286 242 3 531
1978   310 250 4 564
1979   293 208 9 511
1980   315 231 11 557
1981   328 214 13 556
1982   355 248 18 621
1983   311 254 16 581
1984   328 213 13 554
1985   330 216 10 556
1986   361 308 17 686
1987   350 234 17 601
1988   357 282 10 649
1989   386 263 18 667
1990   379 274 17 671
1991   409 343 26 778
1992   371 304 16 691
1993   371 362 28 761
1994   413 329 21 763
1995   412 288 18 719
1996   424 307 25 756
1997   351 255 25 631
1998   368 259 14 641
1999   338 239 25 601
2000   328 253 12 593
2001   354 260 16 630
2002   325 238 23 586
2003   349 234 15 598
2004   336 209 14 559
2005   328 218 10 555

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

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