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

"Homicide Victimization Rates per 100,000 Population by Age ",,,,,,
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Year,Under 14,14-17,18-24,25-34,35-49,50+
1976,1.8,4.5,13.8,15.4,12.6,6.8
1977,1.9,4.9,14.3,15.5,12.3,6.6
1978,1.9,5.1,14.6,16.1,12.2,6.3
1979,1.8,5.2,16.5,17.5,12.8,6.7
1980,1.8,5.9,17.5,18.5,13.2,6.8
1981,1.9,5,16,17.5,13,6.7
1982,2,4.8,15,15.7,11.8,6.2
1983,1.8,4.5,13.8,14.6,10.5,5.5
1984,1.7,4.2,13.2,13.8,10,5.1
1985,1.8,4.9,13.2,13.9,9.9,5
1986,2,5.2,15.3,15.2,10.1,5
1987,1.8,5.8,15.5,14.7,9.4,4.9
1988,2,6.5,16.4,15.3,9.2,4.7
1989,2.1,7.9,18.2,15.6,9.2,4.6
1990,2,9.7,21.1,16.7,9.9,4.4
1991,2.1,11.1,23.9,16.7,10,4.5
1992,2,11.3,23.4,16.1,9.4,4.2
1993,2.2,12.1,24.4,16.1,9.5,4.2
1994,2,11.2,23.6,15.4,8.9,3.8
1995,1.9,11,21.5,13.8,8.2,3.8
1996,1.9,9.1,19.5,12.4,7.7,3.4
1997,1.7,7.3,19.1,11.4,6.8,3.2
1998,1.7,6.2,17.5,10.7,6.5,2.8
1999,1.6,5.9,15.4,9.9,5.9,2.6
2000,1.4,4.8,15,10.3,5.7,2.5
2001,1.5,4.6,15.4,10.7,5.6,2.6
2002,1.5,4.5,15.3,11,5.7,2.5
2003,1.4,4.3,15.7,11.3,5.7,2.6
2004,1.4,4.6,14.3,11.1,5.6,2.6
2005,1.4,4.8,14.9,11.6,5.7,2.6

 ,Homicide Victims by Age,,,,,
Year,Under 14,14-17,18-24,25-34,35-49,50+
1976,872,757,3861,4918,4390,3737
1977,885,807,4064,5128,4322,3672
1978,894,833,4192,5449,4365,3565
1979,846,844,4785,6109,4648,3834
1980,863,950,5146,6845,4885,3957
1981,894,796,4768,6802,4835,4010
1982,945,743,4438,6189,4625,3739
1983,858,678,4043,5857,4261,3311
1984,833,630,3842,5634,4210,3112
1985,857,716,3796,5808,4302,3086
1986,961,758,4335,6445,4521,3105
1987,880,834,4289,6289,4376,3059
1988,1003,934,4438,6605,4433,2933
1989,1023,1131,4834,6740,4591,2889
1990,999,1296,5650,7215,5085,2829
1991,1087,1487,6304,7178,5314,2901
1992,1026,1537,6055,6856,5217,2741
1993,1167,1674,6364,6903,5292,2798
1994,1088,1575,6099,6500,5092,2570
1995,1028,1595,5455,5755,4827,2586
1996,1050,1354,4885,5069,4658,2351
1997,943,1115,4720,4619,4233,2231
1998,959,967,4331,4253,4074,2026
1999,882,915,3901,3868,3763,1936
2000,814,767,3950,4009,3770,1958
2001,887,753,4172,4116,3750,2027
2002,838,732,4232,4193,3828,2047
2003,815,713,4427,4292,3839,2138
2004,789,773,4085,4209,3757,2241
2005,798,827,4329,4389,3805,2249

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