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Homicide trends in the U.S.
Trends by age

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Mean Age of Victims and Offenders

  Victims Offenders
1976   35.2 yrs. 30.3 yrs.
1977   34.7   30.5  
1978   34.3   30.2  
1979   34.4   29.9  
1980   34.1   29.6  
1981   34.4   30.0  
1982   34.4   29.9  
1983   34.3   29.9  
1984   34.3   30.3  
1985   34.1   30.2  
1986   33.5   29.8  
1987   33.6   29.8  
1988   33.0   29.1  
1989   32.5   28.3  
1990   32.0   27.7  
1991   31.6   26.9  
1992   31.7   27.0  
1993   31.4   26.6  
1994   31.3   26.4  
1995   31.6   27.0  
1996   31.6   27.0  
1997   31.9   27.3  
1998   31.7   27.7  
1999   32.0   28.1  
2000   32.2   28.2  
2001   32.0   28.0  
2002   32.2   28.4  
2003   32.3   28.5  
2004   32.6   28.8  
2005   32.3   28.5  

Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
     See also Additional Information About the Data for details about weighting and imputation.

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