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

"Proportion of Population, Victims, and Offenders by Demographic Group",,,,,,,,,

 ,"White Males, Ages 14-24", , ,"Black Males, Ages 14-24", , ,"All Other, Ages 14-24",,
 ,Population,Victims,Offenders,Population,Victims,Offenders,Population,Victims,Offenders
1976,8.9,8.7,16.2,1.3,9.2,18.9,89.8,82.1,64.9
1977,8.9,9.5,16.9,1.3,9,18,89.8,81.6,65.1
1978,8.8,10.1,17.5,1.3,8.9,18.4,89.9,81.1,64.1
1979,8.8,10.8,18.3,1.3,8.7,18.8,89.9,80.5,62.9
1980,8.6,10.4,18,1.3,9,18.5,90.1,80.6,63.4
1981,8.5,9.7,17.3,1.4,8.9,18.6,90.2,81.4,64.1
1982,8.3,9.6,16.8,1.3,8.8,18.3,90.4,81.6,64.9
1983,8.1,9.5,17.5,1.3,8.8,17,90.6,81.7,65.5
1984,7.9,9,18.3,1.3,8.2,15.3,90.9,82.8,66.4
1985,7.7,9,16.9,1.3,8.9,17.4,91.1,82.2,65.7
1986,7.5,8.9,17,1.3,9.7,18.1,91.3,81.4,64.9
1987,7.3,8.2,16.3,1.2,11.1,20.1,91.5,80.6,63.6
1988,7.1,7.9,15.3,1.2,12.3,24.1,91.7,79.9,60.5
1989,6.9,8.4,16.7,1.2,13.9,25.9,91.9,77.8,57.4
1990,6.7,9.8,17.6,1.2,14.7,28.2,92.1,75.6,54.1
1991,6.5,10,17.2,1.2,16.1,31.9,92.3,73.9,50.9
1992,6.4,10,17.8,1.1,16.4,31.2,92.5,73.6,51
1993,6.4,9.6,17.4,1.1,17.4,34.6,92.5,73,48
1994,6.3,10.2,18.5,1.1,17.5,33.7,92.6,72.3,47.8
1995,6.2,10.7,19.2,1.1,16.2,31.7,92.6,73.1,49.2
1996,6.1,10.4,19.4,1.1,16.2,30.9,92.7,73.4,49.7
1997,6.1,10,19.3,1.1,16.6,29.4,92.8,73.5,51.3
1998,6.1,10.7,20.1,1.1,15.2,26.8,92.8,74.1,53
1999,6.1,10.4,18.5,1.1,14.9,27.9,92.8,74.8,53.6
2000,6.1,10,17.8,1.1,14.8,28,92.7,75.2,54.3
2001,6.1,10.3,18.7,1.2,15.2,27.4,92.7,74.5,53.9
2002,6.2,10.3,18.6,1.2,14.9,25.6,92.7,74.9,55.7
2003,6.2,10.4,17.1,1.2,15.3,26.9,92.6,74.4,56
2004,6.2,10.2,17.7,1.2,14.8,26.1,92.6,75,56.1
2005,6.3,10.4,16.5,1.2,15.5,27.8,92.5,74.1,55.7

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