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 Gender ",,
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Year,Male,Female
1976,13.6,4.2
1977,13.7,4.2
1978,14,4.1
1979,15.4,4.4
1980,16.2,4.5
1981,15.6,4.3
1982,14.1,4.3
1983,12.8,3.9
1984,12.1,3.9
1985,12.2,4
1986,13.2,4.1
1987,12.6,4.2
1988,12.9,4.2
1989,13.6,4
1990,15,4
1991,15.7,4.2
1992,14.9,4
1993,15,4.2
1994,14.4,3.8
1995,12.9,3.7
1996,11.7,3.3
1997,10.7,3
1998,9.7,3
1999,8.8,2.7
2000,8.6,2.6
2001,8.8,2.6
2002,8.8,2.6
2003,9,2.5
2004,8.7,2.4
2005,9,2.3

Homicide Victims by Gender,,

Year,Male,Female
1976,14171,4590
1977,14397,4710
1978,14895,4642
1979,16428,5017
1980,17788,5232
1981,17405,5096
1982,15902,5093
1983,14588,4703
1984,13910,4741
1985,14079,4880
1986,15471,5109
1987,14811,5268
1988,15414,5238
1989,16407,5085
1990,18304,5115
1991,19270,5394
1992,18513,5217
1993,18937,5550
1994,18294,5007
1995,16552,5022
1996,15153,4469
1997,14057,4125
1998,12753,4139
1999,11704,3800
2000,11818,3733
2001,12232,3775
2002,12410,3764
2003,12804,3693
2004,12565,3543
2005,13122,3545

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