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Homicide trends in the U.S.
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Percentages | Numbers
Percent of Homicides of Children under age 5
by Relationship with the Offender
|
Parent |
Other
family |
Friend/
acquaintance |
Stranger |
Unknown |
Total |
| 1976 |
57.1% |
8.0% |
19.5% |
|
3.3% |
12.1% |
100.0% |
| 1977 |
59.1% |
6.1% |
20.2% |
|
4.1% |
10.4% |
100.0% |
| 1978 |
56.4% |
6.6% |
21.9% |
|
4.0% |
11.1% |
100.0% |
| 1979 |
47.3% |
9.0% |
22.8% |
|
3.8% |
17.0% |
100.0% |
| 1980 |
54.0% |
7.5% |
20.7% |
|
2.8% |
15.0% |
100.0% |
| 1981 |
56.9% |
7.9% |
24.0% |
|
1.6% |
9.7% |
100.0% |
| 1982 |
57.8% |
4.3% |
22.4% |
|
2.4% |
13.1% |
100.0% |
| 1983 |
58.7% |
5.3% |
22.9% |
|
2.3% |
10.8% |
100.0% |
| 1984 |
52.4% |
7.8% |
26.0% |
|
2.7% |
11.1% |
100.0% |
| 1985 |
61.6% |
4.8% |
23.6% |
|
1.7% |
8.1% |
100.0% |
| 1986 |
56.1% |
5.6% |
24.0% |
|
.9% |
13.4% |
100.0% |
| 1987 |
57.7% |
6.5% |
23.2% |
|
2.2% |
10.3% |
100.0% |
| 1988 |
52.8% |
5.8% |
27.4% |
|
1.1% |
13.0% |
100.0% |
| 1989 |
57.1% |
6.6% |
22.4% |
|
2.0% |
12.0% |
100.0% |
| 1990 |
51.9% |
6.0% |
24.1% |
|
1.5% |
16.4% |
100.0% |
| 1991 |
54.3% |
6.4% |
24.1% |
|
2.6% |
12.6% |
100.0% |
| 1992 |
53.0% |
4.8% |
24.6% |
|
4.1% |
13.5% |
100.0% |
| 1993 |
49.7% |
4.4% |
28.3% |
|
3.0% |
14.6% |
100.0% |
| 1994 |
51.9% |
5.5% |
25.2% |
|
3.0% |
14.4% |
100.0% |
| 1995 |
52.9% |
6.8% |
23.6% |
|
5.9% |
10.8% |
100.0% |
| 1996 |
50.2% |
6.0% |
29.8% |
|
2.4% |
11.6% |
100.0% |
| 1997 |
56.9% |
6.2% |
23.5% |
|
2.3% |
11.1% |
100.0% |
| 1998 |
55.5% |
4.4% |
26.5% |
|
1.3% |
12.4% |
100.0% |
| 1999 |
57.0% |
7.8% |
23.0% |
|
1.9% |
10.3% |
100.0% |
| 2000 |
52.1% |
8.0% |
25.8% |
|
1.2% |
12.9% |
100.0% |
| 2001 |
54.0% |
5.9% |
25.9% |
|
3.6% |
10.7% |
100.0% |
| 2002 |
52.4% |
6.5% |
24.7% |
|
3.6% |
12.8% |
100.0% |
| 2003 |
56.3% |
7.5% |
21.4% |
|
2.1% |
12.8% |
100.0% |
| 2004 |
53.6% |
5.3% |
26.4% |
|
1.6% |
13.0% |
100.0% |
| 2005 |
51.3% |
7.4% |
27.1% |
|
2.7% |
11.5% |
100.0% |
Homicides of Children under age 5 by Relationship with the
Offender
| |
Parent |
Other
family |
Friend/
Acquaintance |
Stranger |
Unknown |
Total |
| 1976 |
314 |
44 |
107 |
|
18 |
67 |
551 |
| 1977 |
319 |
33 |
109 |
|
22 |
56 |
540 |
| 1978 |
323 |
38 |
125 |
|
23 |
64 |
573 |
| 1979 |
246 |
47 |
119 |
|
20 |
89 |
520 |
| 1980 |
305 |
42 |
117 |
|
16 |
84 |
564 |
| 1981 |
317 |
44 |
134 |
|
9 |
54 |
557 |
| 1982 |
362 |
27 |
140 |
|
15 |
82 |
626 |
| 1983 |
344 |
31 |
134 |
|
13 |
63 |
586 |
| 1984 |
292 |
43 |
145 |
|
15 |
62 |
558 |
| 1985 |
344 |
27 |
132 |
|
10 |
45 |
558 |
| 1986 |
389 |
39 |
166 |
|
6 |
93 |
692 |
| 1987 |
350 |
39 |
141 |
|
13 |
63 |
606 |
| 1988 |
346 |
38 |
180 |
|
7 |
85 |
656 |
| 1989 |
385 |
44 |
151 |
|
14 |
81 |
674 |
| 1990 |
350 |
40 |
163 |
|
10 |
111 |
675 |
| 1991 |
426 |
50 |
189 |
|
21 |
99 |
785 |
| 1992 |
369 |
33 |
172 |
|
28 |
94 |
697 |
| 1993 |
383 |
34 |
218 |
|
23 |
112 |
770 |
| 1994 |
398 |
42 |
193 |
|
23 |
111 |
768 |
| 1995 |
383 |
49 |
171 |
|
43 |
78 |
724 |
| 1996 |
386 |
46 |
229 |
|
19 |
89 |
769 |
| 1997 |
367 |
40 |
152 |
|
15 |
71 |
645 |
| 1998 |
363 |
29 |
173 |
|
8 |
81 |
654 |
| 1999 |
350 |
48 |
141 |
|
12 |
63 |
613 |
| 2000 |
315 |
48 |
156 |
|
7 |
78 |
603 |
| 2001 |
346 |
38 |
166 |
|
23 |
68 |
641 |
| 2002 |
311 |
39 |
146 |
|
22 |
76 |
594 |
| 2003 |
343 |
46 |
131 |
|
13 |
78 |
610 |
| 2004 |
310 |
31 |
153 |
|
9 |
75 |
578 |
| 2005 |
295 |
43 |
156 |
|
16 |
66 |
575 |
Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
See also Additional Information About the Data for details about weighting and imputation.
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