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Homicide
trends in the U.S.
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Victims | Offenders | |||||||
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White | Black | Other | White | Black | Other | |||
All homicides | 50.9% | 46.9% | 2.1% | 45.8% | 52.2% | 2.0% | ||
Victim/offender relationship | ||||||||
Intimate | 56.6% | 41.2% | 2.2% | 54.4% | 43.4% | 2.2% | ||
Family | 60.7% | 36.9% | 2.4% | 59.2% | 38.5% | 2.3% | ||
Infanticide | 55.9% | 41.6% | 2.5% | 55.4% | 42.1% | 2.5% | ||
Eldercide | 69.2% | 29.1% | 1.6% | 54.5% | 43.8% | 1.6% | ||
Circumstances | ||||||||
Felony murder | 54.7% | 42.7% | 2.6% | 39.1% | 59.3% | 1.6% | ||
Sex related | 66.9% | 30.5% | 2.5% | 54.7% | 43.4% | 1.9% | ||
Drug related | 37.4% | 61.6% | .9% | 33.9% | 65.0% | 1.1% | ||
Gang related | 57.5% | 39.0% | 3.5% | 54.3% | 41.2% | 4.4% | ||
Argument | 48.6% | 49.3% | 2.1% | 46.8% | 51.1% | 2.2% | ||
Workplace | 84.6% | 12.2% | 3.2% | 70.5% | 26.7% | 2.8% | ||
Weapon | ||||||||
Gun homicide | 47.2% | 50.9% | 1.9% | 41.9% | 56.4% | 1.7% | ||
Arson | 58.9% | 38.1% | 2.9% | 55.7% | 42.0% | 2.3% | ||
Poison | 80.6% | 16.9% | 2.5% | 79.8% | 18.4% | 1.8% | ||
Multiple victims or offenders | ||||||||
Multiple victims | 63.4% | 33.2% | 3.3% | 55.7% | 40.8% | 3.5% | ||
Multiple offenders | 54.8% | 42.5% | 2.7% | 44.6% | 53.0% | 2.4% |
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Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
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Note: The victims of the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks are not included in this analysis.
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