Bureau of Justice Statistics,,
Homicide trends in the United States,,
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide,,
Date of release: January 17 2007,,

"Homicide Victimization and Offending Rates per 100,000 Population for Persons 65 and Older",,

,Victims,Offenders
1976,5.4,2.1
1977,5.1,2.1
1978,4.8,2
1979,5.3,2
1980,5.3,1.9
1981,4.9,1.9
1982,4.8,1.6
1983,4.3,1.3
1984,4.1,1.6
1985,4,1.5
1986,4.2,1.5
1987,4.4,1.6
1988,4.2,1.6
1989,3.7,1.3
1990,3.6,1.3
1991,3.6,1.2
1992,3.4,1.2
1993,3.5,1.2
1994,3.1,1
1995,3,1
1996,2.6,0.9
1997,2.5,0.9
1998,2.2,0.8
1999,2.1,0.8
2000,1.9,0.8
2001,2,0.7
2002,1.9,0.6
2003,2,0.8
2004,2,0.7
2005,1.9,0.7

Number of Homicide Victims and Offenders Age 65 and Older,,

,Victims,Offenders
1976,1226,473
1977,1179,480
1978,1145,465
1979,1279,485
1980,1345,473
1981,1276,487
1982,1286,432
1983,1174,363
1984,1132,456
1985,1133,427
1986,1229,438
1987,1292,488
1988,1269,482
1989,1149,397
1990,1127,415
1991,1137,368
1992,1105,373
1993,1138,376
1994,1019,335
1995,1006,325
1996,876,300
1997,866,300
1998,769,267
1999,746,289
2000,699,284
2001,714,242
2002,704,232
2003,735,283
2004,743,275
2005,717,261

"Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005",,
See the methodology section in 'Additional Information About the Data' for weighting and imputation procedures used.,,