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Homicide trends in the U.S.
Trends in justifiable homicide by police and citizens

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Number of justifiable homicides
Year By
Citizen
By
Police
1976 381 420
1977 240 314
1978 280 314
1979 383 443
1980 467 459
1981 495 383
1982 423 380
1983 334 419
1984 265 333
1985 265 321
1986 289 303
1987 246 300
1988 233 342
1989 273 363
1990 328 385
1991 331 367
1992 351 418
1993 357 455
1994 353 462
1995 268 389
1996 261 356
1997 277 369
1998 196 367
1999 192 308
2000 164 309
2001 221 378
2002 233 341
2003 245 371
2004 219 368
2005 192 343

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

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