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Homicide Victims by Circumstance
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Felony |
Argument |
Gang |
Other |
Unknown |
1976 |
3,327 |
9,106 |
129 |
4,630 |
1,588 |
1977 |
3,189 |
8,929 |
180 |
4,112 |
2,709 |
1978 |
3,262 |
8,950 |
194 |
4,447 |
2,706 |
1979 |
3,623 |
9,237 |
264 |
4,534 |
3,803 |
1980 |
4,070 |
10,299 |
221 |
4,963 |
3,486 |
1981 |
3,882 |
9,519 |
280 |
4,835 |
4,005 |
1982 |
3,721 |
8,613 |
238 |
4,322 |
4,116 |
1983 |
3,479 |
8,469 |
260 |
3,058 |
4,044 |
1984 |
3,382 |
8,211 |
223 |
2,708 |
4,166 |
1985 |
3,388 |
8,284 |
288 |
2,690 |
4,329 |
1986 |
3,992 |
8,602 |
357 |
3,015 |
4,644 |
1987 |
3,935 |
8,087 |
395 |
2,678 |
5,005 |
1988 |
3,932 |
7,872 |
428 |
3,010 |
5,437 |
1989 |
4,593 |
8,433 |
678 |
2,709 |
5,086 |
1990 |
4,867 |
8,988 |
905 |
2,867 |
5,812 |
1991 |
5,283 |
8,806 |
1,192 |
3,027 |
6,393 |
1992 |
5,143 |
7,950 |
994 |
3,110 |
6,563 |
1993 |
4,721 |
8,309 |
1,362 |
3,403 |
6,735 |
1994 |
4,303 |
7,529 |
1,340 |
3,622 |
6,536 |
1995 |
3,829 |
6,753 |
1,331 |
3,451 |
6,246 |
1996 |
3,690 |
6,620 |
1,091 |
2,331 |
5,918 |
1997 |
3,413 |
6,103 |
999 |
1,888 |
5,807 |
1998 |
2,998 |
5,845 |
834 |
2,048 |
5,245 |
1999 |
2,642 |
4,993 |
837 |
2,455 |
4,594 |
2000 |
2,626 |
4,988 |
846 |
2,331 |
4,795 |
2001 |
2,694 |
4,840 |
1,071 |
2,246 |
5,187 |
2002 |
2,656 |
4,752 |
1,119 |
2,371 |
5,305 |
2003 |
2,702 |
4,974 |
1,069 |
2,172 |
5,611 |
2004 |
2,390 |
4,944 |
1,026 |
2,144 |
5,643 |
2005 |
2,432 |
4,787 |
955 |
2,223 |
6,295 |
Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
See also Additional Information About the Data for details about weighting and imputation.
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