Homicide
trends in the U.S.
Multiple victims and offenders
Few homicides involve multiple offenders and fewer
involve multiple victims
- Homicides are more likely to involve multiple offenders than multiple
victims.
- The proportion of homicides involving multiple offenders rose dramatically
in the late 1980's and early 1990's and remains high; it was 11.5% in 1976 and
20.3% in 2005.
- The proportion of homicides involving multiple victims increased gradually
during the last two decades from 3.1% of all homicides in 1976 to 4.4%
in 2005.
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[D]
About 1 percent of all homicide incidents are known to have both
multiple victims and multiple offenders
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Offenders
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| Victims |
Single
|
Multiple
|
Unknown
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|
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| Single |
58% |
10% |
29% |
|
| Multiple |
2% |
1% |
1% |
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The proportion of homicides involving two or more victims has increased
In 2005, of all homicide incidents--
- 4% involved 2 victims
- .6% involved 3 victims
- .1% involved 4 victims
- .05% involved 5 or more victims
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 [D]
Homicides committed by younger offenders are more likely to involve
multiple offenders
In 2005 homicides involving multiple offenders represented --
- 35% of the homicides committed by offenders 14-17 years old
- 28% of the homicides committed by offenders 18-24 years old
- 14% of the homicides committed by offenders age 25 or older
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[D]
Multiple victim homicides are more likely to involve guns than single
victim homicides
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[D]
Source: FBI, Uniform Crime Reports, 1976-2005
Additional information about the data
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