Homicide trends in the U.S.
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In general -

• older teens have the highest offending rates of all age groups
• after the teenage years, the rates decline with age

In the mid 1980's the rates for teens and young adults increased rapidly until after 1993 when the rates began to decline. Throughout the entire period, the rates for older teens and young adults have been the highest of all ages.

Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1980-2004
    See also Additional information about the data for details on weighting and imputation.