Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,,
Homicide trends in the United States,,,,,,,,,
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide,,,,,,,,,
Date of release: May 22 2007,,,,,,,,,

Percent of All Acquaintance Homicides by Racial Composition of Victims and Offenders,,,,,,,,,

Year,White on White,Black on White,Other on White,White on Black,Black on Black,Other on Black,White on Other,Black on Other,Other on Other
1976,39,4.1,0.2,1.5,54.4,0,0.2,0.1,0.4
1977,40.4,3.7,0.3,2.3,52.4,0.1,0.3,0.1,0.5
1978,41.4,3.7,0.3,1.5,52.5,0.1,0.1,0,0.4
1979,41.1,3.9,0.3,2.1,51.9,0,0.2,0,0.5
1980,42.9,3.7,0.2,1.8,50.7,0,0.2,0.1,0.5
1981,43.7,3.9,0.2,2.2,49.5,0,0.2,0,0.3
1982,45.2,3.9,0.3,2.1,47.5,0,0.3,0,0.6
1983,45.8,4.1,0.2,2,46.9,0,0.2,0.1,0.6
1984,47.3,4.2,0.4,2.3,44.8,0,0.3,0.1,0.6
1985,47.4,4.9,0.3,2.7,44.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.3
1986,45.1,4.6,0.5,2.2,46.5,0.1,0.4,0.1,0.6
1987,44.2,4.7,0.5,2.6,47,0.1,0.3,0.1,0.6
1988,42.2,4.8,0.6,2.4,49.1,0.1,0.4,0,0.5
1989,40.2,5.4,0.4,2.9,50.2,0,0.3,0,0.6
1990,40.1,4.4,0.3,2.5,51.8,0,0.4,0,0.5
1991,38.7,5.3,0.5,2.9,51.8,0,0.4,0.1,0.4
1992,40.3,5.8,0.3,2.6,50.2,0,0.3,0.1,0.5
1993,40.2,6.3,0.3,2.6,49.8,0,0.3,0.1,0.4
1994,40.1,5.9,0.4,2.9,50,0,0.3,0,0.3
1995,42.5,5.8,0.4,3.1,47.1,0.1,0.3,0.1,0.7
1996,42.2,6.3,0.5,2.8,47.2,0.1,0.3,0.1,0.4
1997,43.5,6.6,0.4,2.8,45.4,0.1,0.2,0.2,0.8
1998,45.3,5.7,0.3,3.3,44.3,0,0.3,0.1,0.6
1999,44.4,6.3,0.5,2.7,44.6,0,0.4,0.1,1
2000,45.6,6.5,0.4,2.8,43.6,0,0.3,0.1,0.7
2001,47.8,6.8,0.5,2.7,41.4,0.1,0.2,0.1,0.5
2002,47.4,6.7,0.6,3.2,40.8,0.1,0.3,0.1,0.7
2003,45.9,6.8,0.3,3.7,42.4,0.1,0.3,0,0.5
2004,47.6,6.5,0.4,3.3,41.2,0,0.3,0.1,0.6
2005,46,6.8,0.4,3.4,42.3,0,0.2,0,0.8

Person of All Stranger Homicides by Racial Composition of Victims and Offenders,,,,,,,,,
Year,White on White,Black on White,Other on White,White on Black,Black on Black,Other on Black,White on Other,Black on Other,Other on Other
1976,2926,311,14,111,4079,2,17,10,27
1977,3022,277,25,172,3923,5,22,4,38
1978,2946,267,20,103,3737,4,8,1,25
1979,2990,280,24,151,3779,2,16,3,35
1980,3282,287,18,137,3880,2,14,4,35
1981,3580,319,12,176,4059,3,18,1,25
1982,3440,298,25,159,3612,3,25,3,46
1983,3243,293,18,141,3318,2,18,5,40
1984,3269,290,25,162,3101,3,19,4,41
1985,3449,355,23,194,3203,4,11,6,25
1986,3610,368,39,172,3717,5,30,5,50
1987,3340,355,38,195,3546,7,19,6,45
1988,3321,375,44,190,3858,5,33,1,36
1989,3238,436,28,234,4041,1,27,3,47
1990,3366,373,25,208,4351,2,30,3,39
1991,3137,432,39,235,4196,2,30,6,31
1992,3167,455,20,202,3944,3,23,5,37
1993,3269,510,28,213,4048,3,21,4,32
1994,3145,460,33,230,3928,3,26,2,25
1995,2942,402,26,211,3260,4,19,5,47
1996,2885,432,36,189,3227,9,21,8,25
1997,2636,397,23,171,2747,5,15,10,51
1998,2633,328,19,193,2576,2,19,6,32
1999,2287,324,26,138,2299,2,19,7,51
2000,2165,310,20,134,2068,1,13,4,32
2001,2193,310,23,122,1901,3,11,5,22
2002,2253,318,28,153,1942,7,15,7,32
2003,2220,330,16,179,2049,5,13,1,24
2004,2237,303,19,156,1935,1,15,6,29
2005,2129,314,20,159,1957,2,11,2,36

Percent of All Stranger Homicides by Racial Composition of Victims and Offenders,,,,,,,,,
Year,White on White,Black on White,Other on White,White on Black,Black on Black,Other on Black,White on Other,Black on Other,Other on Other
1976,44.6,18.5,0.9,4.7,30.8,0,0.3,0.1,0.2
1977,45.1,18.9,0.6,5.6,28.8,0,0.3,0.2,0.3
1978,45.4,19.1,0.5,3.6,30.6,0,0.6,0,0.2
1979,43.2,20.6,0.7,4.9,29.7,0,0.3,0.2,0.4
1980,43,20.7,0.5,5.1,30.2,0.1,0.2,0.1,0.2
1981,41.9,20.5,0.5,4.6,31.9,0.1,0.2,0.2,0.1
1982,42.9,19.1,0.5,5,31.9,0,0.4,0.2,0.1
1983,45.4,19,0.7,4.1,30,0,0.6,0.1,0.1
1984,48.9,17.7,0.3,4.5,27.6,0,0.5,0.1,0.3
1985,43.6,19.7,0.6,4.9,30.1,0.1,0.5,0.3,0.4
1986,45.6,18.3,0.3,5.1,30.1,0.1,0.4,0.1,0.2
1987,44.9,18.7,0.3,6.2,29.5,0,0.2,0.2,0.1
1988,42.3,20.2,0.6,5.1,31.4,0,0.1,0.2,0.1
1989,40.6,19,0.4,5.4,33.9,0,0.5,0,0.1
1990,42.6,18.9,0.5,6.4,31,0,0.2,0.2,0.1
1991,35.1,17.9,0.3,5.4,40.5,0,0.4,0.2,0.2
1992,32.9,21.1,0.5,4,40.9,0,0.3,0.2,0.1
1993,33.6,20.8,0.4,4.4,40.2,0.1,0.2,0.1,0.1
1994,33.3,20.9,0.6,4.9,39.5,0,0.4,0.3,0.2
1995,38.6,17.1,0.6,5.8,36.9,0.1,0.5,0.3,0.1
1996,39.2,18.5,0.1,6.6,34.7,0.1,0.4,0.2,0.1
1997,38.2,18,0.2,4.9,37.7,0,0.5,0.3,0.2
1998,44.2,17.5,0.6,5.3,31.3,0,0.4,0.3,0.3
1999,43.8,19.6,0.4,5.1,30.5,0,0.2,0.1,0.1
2000,41.2,17.4,0.4,5,35,0.1,0.3,0.2,0.3
2001,42.9,16.4,0.6,5.1,34.2,0.1,0.4,0.2,0.1
2002,40.7,15.4,0.4,4.8,37.6,0.1,0.4,0.5,0.1
2003,39.9,18.2,0.6,4.8,35.8,0,0.2,0.4,0.1
2004,41.9,17.7,0.6,6.6,32.4,0,0.2,0.2,0.3
2005,43.7,17.7,0.3,4.5,32.3,0.1,0.2,0.8,0.4

Stranger Homicides by Racial Composition of Victims and Offenders,,,,,,,,,
Year,White on White,Black on White,Other on White,White on Black,Black on Black,Other on Black,White on Other,Black on Other,Other on Other
1976,992,413,19,105,685,,7,1,3
1977,1001,420,14,125,639,1,7,4,7
1978,1055,443,10,84,711,,15,1,4
1979,1029,491,18,118,707,,6,4,8
1980,1104,531,13,131,775,2,4,2,6
1981,1201,588,13,133,916,3,6,6,2
1982,1128,504,12,133,839,,10,5,2
1983,988,414,14,89,654,,13,2,2
1984,1075,389,8,100,606,,11,2,6
1985,917,413,13,103,632,1,10,5,8
1986,953,383,5,106,629,1,7,1,4
1987,883,367,6,122,580,,4,3,1
1988,881,421,12,106,654,,2,5,2
1989,967,452,10,128,805,,12,,3
1990,1201,534,14,182,873,,7,6,3
1991,1120,572,9,171,1293,1,14,7,6
1992,897,574,14,110,1116,1,7,5,2
1993,1020,632,13,133,1220,3,5,3,4
1994,892,559,15,131,1056,,12,8,4
1995,1077,476,16,162,1028,2,14,9,3
1996,915,432,3,153,808,2,9,6,2
1997,770,363,5,98,759,,9,6,5
1998,840,333,12,100,595,,8,6,6
1999,727,324,7,85,506,,4,2,2
2000,783,330,8,94,666,2,6,5,6
2001,830,318,13,98,662,2,8,3,2
2002,864,326,9,102,798,1,9,10,2
2003,754,343,11,90,677,,3,7,2
2004,811,343,13,128,626,,5,3,6
2005,933,378,6,95,689,2,4,17,9

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