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Homicide trends and characteristics
Coverage: State (since 1976) Local reporting agencies
with a population coverage of more than 250,000 (since 1985)Sources: FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)
and
FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR)
Variables:
Total number of homicides reported annually in the UCR
and
Characteristics of those homicides from the SHR including:The characteristics are presented as percentages of the total
- Age of victim (in age groups)
- Race of victim (White, Black, Other)
- Gender of victim (Male, Female)
- Race and gender of victim (White Male, Black Male, etc.)
- Weapon used (Gun, Knife, Other weapon)
since not all homicides are reported in the SHR.