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Homicide
trends in the U.S. Family homicides Family homicides most often involve spouses or ex-spouses although such crimes declined recently
To view data, click on the chart. For additional detail on spousal homicides, see Intimate homicides. For blacks and whites, homicides involving all family relationships have been declining.To view data, click on the chart. Fathers are more likely than mothers to be killed by their childrenTeenage sons are most often the perpetrator in parental killings. To view data, click on the chart. Brothers are more likely than sisters to kill a siblingOlder teen and young adult males are most often the perpetrator in killings of brothers. Males who kill their sisters tend to be younger than males who kill their brothers. Sisters rarely kill their siblings.To view data, click on the chart. Note: Includes only single victim homicides. Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005. Note: The victims of the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks are not included in this analysis. |
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