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

Homicides by Location Type,,,,

Year,Large city,Smalll city,Suburban,Rural
1976,9860,2297,3954,2669
1977,10398,2203,3836,2683
1978,10563,2341,3963,2692
1979,11825,2469,4362,2805
1980,12605,2609,4845,2982
1981,12615,2413,4866,2626
1982,11117,2492,4847,2554
1983,10855,2148,4190,2117
1984,10187,2042,4350,2110
1985,10159,2141,4482,2198
1986,11622,2252,4610,2127
1987,11021,2208,4725,2146
1988,12191,2213,4221,2055
1989,12913,2300,4214,2073
1990,14078,2478,4597,2287
1991,15247,2748,4533,2172
1992,14402,2437,5025,1896
1993,14989,2632,5030,1879
1994,14008,2882,4762,1678
1995,12975,2539,4288,1807
1996,11573,2368,3940,1768
1997,10848,2123,3557,1682
1998,9594,2134,3638,1604
1999,8967,1904,3173,1478
2000,9048,1974,3030,1534
2001,9399,1947,3182,1509
2002,9343,1973,3419,1469
2003,9574,2009,3744,1201
2004,9130,1981,3666,1370
2005,9513,2158,3722,1299

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