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

"Homicide Offending Rates per 100,000 Population by Age",,,,,,
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Year,Under 14,14-17,18-24,25-34,35-49,50+
1976,0.2,11.4,22.8,19.4,10.7,3.7
1977,0.2,10.7,22.8,18.6,10.9,3.7
1978,0.3,10.5,24,18.9,10.9,3.5
1979,0.2,12.4,26.8,20.4,11.3,3.7
1980,0.2,13,30,22.6,12.8,3.6
1981,0.2,12.2,26.6,20.2,12.3,3.5
1982,0.2,11.1,25.1,19.1,10.8,3.1
1983,0.2,10.2,23,17.4,9.8,2.7
1984,0.2,9.2,22.2,16.9,9.1,2.8
1985,0.2,10.5,22.2,16,9.1,2.8
1986,0.2,12.7,24.4,17.5,9.4,2.7
1987,0.2,12.9,25.2,16.2,8.8,2.7
1988,0.2,16.8,27.9,16.3,8.6,2.6
1989,0.3,18.5,31.6,16.4,8,2.3
1990,0.2,25.7,36.1,17.4,8.2,2.3
1991,0.3,28.1,42.7,18,7.5,2.1
1992,0.3,28,39.6,16.4,7.2,2.1
1993,0.3,31.3,42.8,15.6,7,2.2
1994,0.4,31.2,40.8,14.9,6.8,1.8
1995,0.3,25.1,37.8,13.9,6.4,1.8
1996,0.2,21,36.9,12.8,5.8,1.7
1997,0.2,17.5,34,12.3,5.2,1.7
1998,0.2,13.7,31.8,12,5.3,1.5
1999,0.2,11.1,28.5,10.9,4.7,1.5
2000,0.1,9.5,28.1,11.5,4.8,1.4
2001,0.1,9.3,28.4,12.1,4.8,1.3
2002,0.1,9,26.9,12.8,4.9,1.3
2003,0.1,8.8,26.7,12.7,5,1.4
2004,0.1,9.1,25.2,12.6,5,1.4
2005,0.1,9.3,26.5,13.5,5.1,1.4

Homicide Offenders by Age,,,,,,
Year,Under 14,14-17,18-24,25-34,35-49,50+
1976,107,1903,6379,6204,3714,2045
1977,104,1771,6461,6144,3830,2078
1978,125,1709,6879,6389,3905,1975
1979,94,1996,7752,7117,4109,2117
1980,111,2087,8841,8349,4722,2091
1981,86,1940,7944,7839,4598,2068
1982,94,1734,7432,7531,4234,1854
1983,84,1557,6756,7002,3979,1630
1984,73,1359,6459,6927,3808,1711
1985,97,1545,6386,6684,3947,1713
1986,98,1851,6911,7422,4229,1667
1987,118,1867,6979,6957,4114,1669
1988,106,2421,7550,7021,4121,1613
1989,129,2638,8382,7110,4002,1448
1990,100,3428,9693,7521,4241,1482
1991,142,3777,11250,7717,4005,1377
1992,150,3827,10255,6975,3954,1388
1993,168,4320,11186,6656,3888,1420
1994,209,4384,10525,6295,3868,1208
1995,151,3653,9605,5786,3762,1254
1996,99,3126,9242,5259,3520,1164
1997,106,2677,8403,4998,3256,1164
1998,105,2133,7885,4789,3322,1087
1999,91,1736,7202,4259,3015,1099
2000,73,1533,7416,4491,3145,1083
2001,52,1512,7705,4660,3192,1045
2002,66,1477,7450,4880,3282,1093
2003,79,1474,7523,4816,3368,1155
2004,83,1546,7230,4753,3380,1216
2005,60,1612,7714,5116,3410,1216

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