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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
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Male |
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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 |
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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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