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For victims ages 12-15, the rate per 1,000 population began at 81.8 in 1973 and fell to 76.4 in 1976. Then the rate climbed to 83.7 in 1978, before falling to 72.5 in 1980. Then it increased to a high of 118.6 in 1994, before decreasing to a low of 44.0 in 2005.

For victims ages 16-19, the rate per 1,000 population began at 81.7 in 1973 and increased, reaching a high of 94.4 in 1982. The rate then dropped, reaching 80.8 in 1986, before increasing to 123.9 in 1994. Then it fell to a low of 44.3 in 2005.

For victims ages 20-24, the rate per 1,000 population began at 87.6 in 1973 and decreased to 79.7 in 1976. The rate then rose to 98.4 in 1979, before falling to 78.8 in 1989. After 1989, it climbed to 103.6 in 1991, before falling to 43.2 in 2004. The rate then rose, reaching 47.1 in 2005.

For victims ages 25-34, the rate per 1,000 population began at 52.4 in 1973 and increased to 69.6 in 1982. Then the rate fell to 23.7 in 2005.

For victims ages 35-49, the rate per 1,000 population began at 38.8 in 1973 and fell to 35.8 in 1977, where it remained constant until 1978. After 1978, the rate increased to 41.6 in 1981, before falling to a low of 34.4 in 1990. After 1990, it rose to 42.5 in 1993, before decreasing to 17.6 in 2005.

For victims ages 50-64, the rate per 1,000 population began at 17.2 in 1973 and fell to 15.5 in 1974. After 1974, the rate rose to 17.8 in 1975, before decreasing to 9.5 in 2001. It then increased to 11.4 in 2005.

For victims ages 65 or older, the rate per 1,000 population began at 9.1 in 1973 and rose to 9.5 in 1974. The rate then decreased to a low of 2.0 in 2003, before rising to 2.4 in 2005.