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Homicide trends in the U.S.
Trends by gender
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Rates | Numbers
Homicide Victimization Rates per 100,000 Population by Gender
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Male |
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Female |
| 1976 |
|
13.6 |
|
4.2 |
| 1977 |
|
13.7 |
|
4.2 |
| 1978 |
|
14.0 |
|
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 |
|
4.0 |
| 1986 |
|
13.2 |
|
4.1 |
| 1987 |
|
12.6 |
|
4.2 |
| 1988 |
|
12.9 |
|
4.2 |
| 1989 |
|
13.6 |
|
4.0 |
| 1990 |
|
15.0 |
|
4.0 |
| 1991 |
|
15.7 |
|
4.2 |
| 1992 |
|
14.9 |
|
4.0 |
| 1993 |
|
15.0 |
|
4.2 |
| 1994 |
|
14.4 |
|
3.8 |
| 1995 |
|
12.9 |
|
3.7 |
| 1996 |
|
11.7 |
|
3.3 |
| 1997 |
|
10.7 |
|
3.0 |
| 1998 |
|
9.7 |
|
3.0 |
| 1999 |
|
8.8 |
|
2.7 |
| 2000 |
|
8.6 |
|
2.6 |
| 2001 |
|
8.8 |
|
2.6 |
| 2002 |
|
8.8 |
|
2.6 |
| 2003 |
|
9.0 |
|
2.5 |
| 2004 |
|
8.7 |
|
2.4 |
| 2005 |
|
9.0 |
|
2.3 |
Homicide Victims by Gender
|
Male |
|
Female |
| 1976 |
|
14,171 |
|
4,590 |
| 1977 |
|
14,397 |
|
4,710 |
| 1978 |
|
14,895 |
|
4,642 |
| 1979 |
|
16,428 |
|
5,017 |
| 1980 |
|
17,788 |
|
5,232 |
| 1981 |
|
17,405 |
|
5,096 |
| 1982 |
|
15,902 |
|
5,093 |
| 1983 |
|
14,588 |
|
4,703 |
| 1984 |
|
13,910 |
|
4,741 |
| 1985 |
|
14,079 |
|
4,880 |
| 1986 |
|
15,471 |
|
5,109 |
| 1987 |
|
14,811 |
|
5,268 |
| 1988 |
|
15,414 |
|
5,238 |
| 1989 |
|
16,407 |
|
5,085 |
| 1990 |
|
18,304 |
|
5,115 |
| 1991 |
|
19,270 |
|
5,394 |
| 1992 |
|
18,513 |
|
5,217 |
| 1993 |
|
18,937 |
|
5,550 |
| 1994 |
|
18,294 |
|
5,007 |
| 1995 |
|
16,552 |
|
5,022 |
| 1996 |
|
15,153 |
|
4,469 |
| 1997 |
|
14,057 |
|
4,125 |
| 1998 |
|
12,753 |
|
4,139 |
| 1999 |
|
11,704 |
|
3,800 |
| 2000 |
|
11,818 |
|
3,733 |
| 2001 |
|
12,232 |
|
3,775 |
| 2002 |
|
12,410 |
|
3,764 |
| 2003 |
|
12,804 |
|
3,693 |
| 2004 |
|
12,565 |
|
3,543 |
| 2005 |
|
13,122 |
|
3,545 |
Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
See also Additional Information About the Data for details about weighting and imputation.
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