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Homicide trends in the U.S.
Trends by gender

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Rates | Numbers

Homicide Offending Rates per 100,000 Population by Gender

Male   Female
1976   16.3   3.0
1977   16.3   2.9
1978   16.9   2.7
1979   18.6   2.9
1980   20.6   3.1
1981   19.0   2.8
1982   17.6   2.6
1983   16.0   2.4
1984   15.4   2.2
1985   15.3   2.1
1986   16.7   2.2
1987   16.2   2.1
1988   17.0   2.0
1989   17.6   2.0
1990   19.6   2.0
1991   20.8   2.1
1992   19.4   1.8
1993   20.0   1.8
1994   19.0   1.8
1995   17.3   1.5
1996   15.6   1.6
1997   14.3   1.4
1998   13.2   1.4
1999   11.8   1.2
2000   11.7   1.2
2001   11.8   1.2
2002   11.7   1.2
2003   11.7   1.2
2004   11.5   1.2
2005   11.9   1.2

Homicide Offenders by Gender

Male   Female
1976   17,057   3,295
1977   17,160   3,228
1978   17,907   3,076
1979   19,955   3,231
1980   22,603   3,598
1981   21,204   3,271
1982   19,764   3,115
1983   18,139   2,869
1984   17,638   2,699
1985   17,757   2,615
1986   19,460   2,718
1987   19,111   2,592
1988   20,285   2,547
1989   21,124   2,584
1990   23,861   2,604
1991   25,617   2,651
1992   24,192   2,356
1993   25,201   2,436
1994   24,148   2,341
1995   22,235   1,976
1996   20,271   2,138
1997   18,660   1,944
1998   17,380   1,941
1999   15,675   1,728
2000   16,035   1,706
2001   16,461   1,705
2002   16,544   1,705
2003   16,643   1,771
2004   16,470   1,739
2005   17,301   1,826

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

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