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Homicide trends in the U.S.
Trends in justifiable homicide by police and citizens
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Number of justifiable homicides
| Year |
By
Citizen |
By
Police |
| 1976 |
381 |
420 |
| 1977 |
240 |
314 |
| 1978 |
280 |
314 |
| 1979 |
383 |
443 |
| 1980 |
467 |
459 |
| 1981 |
495 |
383 |
| 1982 |
423 |
380 |
| 1983 |
334 |
419 |
| 1984 |
265 |
333 |
| 1985 |
265 |
321 |
| 1986 |
289 |
303 |
| 1987 |
246 |
300 |
| 1988 |
233 |
342 |
| 1989 |
273 |
363 |
| 1990 |
328 |
385 |
| 1991 |
331 |
367 |
| 1992 |
351 |
418 |
| 1993 |
357 |
455 |
| 1994 |
353 |
462 |
| 1995 |
268 |
389 |
| 1996 |
261 |
356 |
| 1997 |
277 |
369 |
| 1998 |
196 |
367 |
| 1999 |
192 |
308 |
| 2000 |
164 |
309 |
| 2001 |
221 |
378 |
| 2002 |
233 |
341 |
| 2003 |
245 |
371 |
| 2004 |
219 |
368 |
| 2005 |
192 |
343 |
Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
See also Additional Information About the Data for details about weighting and imputation.
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