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 Age, Race, and Gender",,,,,,,,,,,,

 ,White Male, , ,Black Male, , ,White Female, , ,Black Female,,
 ,14-17,18-24,25+,14-17,18-24,25+,14-17,18-24,25+,14-17,18-24,25+
1976,3.7,11.3,9.8,24.2,89.8,97.2,2.1,4.2,3,6.3,25.1,19.3
1977,4.1,12.5,9.9,22.4,86.9,94.1,2.4,4.4,3.1,8.7,24.5,17.2
1978,4.7,13.3,10.4,21.9,86.4,90.3,2.5,4.4,3.1,7.6,23.7,16.5
1979,4.9,16,11,23.2,90.9,95.7,2.3,5.2,3.2,7.8,24,18.2
1980,5.1,16.2,11.4,26.3,96.7,94.8,2.6,5.3,3.3,6.8,23.5,17.1
1981,4.3,14.9,11.3,23,89.7,93.2,2.4,4.9,3.3,6,20.4,16
1982,4,13.9,10.4,22.3,82.6,79.5,1.9,5.2,3.3,7.5,17.7,14.4
1983,3.8,12.7,9.4,21.4,75,70.7,2,4.2,3.1,5.2,19.4,13
1984,3.5,11.9,9.1,18.4,68,64.6,2.1,5.1,3,6.4,18.2,12.4
1985,3.9,12.1,8.9,23.7,73.3,62.4,1.9,4.2,3.2,7.3,16.5,13.2
1986,4.1,13.3,9,26.8,87.9,70.2,2.3,4.7,3.1,6.5,19.7,14.1
1987,3.7,12.3,8.5,36.2,96.4,64,2.2,4.6,3.3,7.1,19.6,14.4
1988,3.9,12.3,8.1,43.3,109.5,69.2,2.2,4.5,3,7.2,20.8,14.8
1989,5.3,13.4,8.2,54.3,128.3,70.5,2.1,4.4,2.8,8.6,20,14.7
1990,7.5,16.7,8.7,59,151,74.4,2.5,4,2.9,10.3,20.5,14.3
1991,8.5,18.2,8.8,71.9,173.7,72.7,2.5,4.6,2.8,9.4,23.4,15
1992,9,17.4,8.4,67.3,171.8,67.6,2.4,4.4,2.8,12.8,20.8,14.4
1993,9.1,17.2,8.1,76.4,183.5,68.3,2.7,4.3,3,12.7,24.1,14.5
1994,8.7,17.8,7.7,71.6,176.2,64.3,2,3.8,2.6,10,20.7,13.7
1995,8.6,17.3,6.9,63.2,148.9,56.4,2.7,4.2,2.7,11.9,17.1,12.2
1996,7.9,15.4,6.5,52.2,138.2,50,2,3.3,2.4,8.9,15.4,11.3
1997,5.7,14.5,5.9,42,136.5,45.5,1.7,3.5,2.1,7.2,15.4,9.9
1998,5.7,14.5,5.3,32.8,117.4,40.6,1.9,3.4,2.2,5.9,14.3,9.3
1999,5.1,12.5,5,31,102.4,36.5,1.7,3.4,2,5.9,12.9,7.9
2000,4.1,12.1,4.7,25.8,100.6,38.1,1.4,2.9,2,4.5,13.5,7.6
2001,3.8,12.9,4.8,26.3,104,37.5,1.4,3.2,2,3.9,10.1,7.6
2002,3.6,12.7,4.8,22.6,102.5,39,1.5,2.9,1.9,6.1,11.8,7.4
2003,3.5,13,4.8,24.7,104.8,39.8,1.1,3.2,1.9,3.8,11.9,6.9
2004,4,12,4.9,25.8,95.6,38.3,1.1,2.9,1.9,3.7,9.7,6.6
2005,4.4,12.2,4.9,26.4,102,39.9,1.1,2.5,1.9,4,11.3,6.2

"Homicide Victims by Age, Race and Gender",,,,,,,,,,,,
 ,White Male, , ,Black Male, , ,White Female, , ,Black Female,,
 ,14-17,18-24,25+,14-17,18-24,25+,14-17,18-24,25+,14-17,18-24,25+
1976,265,1363,4974,264,1471,4884,147,499,1718,69,442,1183
1977,289,1525,5114,244,1468,4853,161,531,1809,95,444,1090
1978,331,1637,5458,239,1496,4795,167,531,1804,84,440,1074
1979,337,1984,5926,254,1608,5229,152,629,1897,85,454,1224
1980,352,2038,6306,295,1780,5478,170,652,2037,76,463,1217
1981,289,1898,6381,267,1735,5709,153,612,2051,70,418,1209
1982,264,1748,5977,256,1601,5009,123,637,2136,85,362,1118
1983,242,1585,5486,241,1457,4570,124,503,2025,58,397,1037
1984,217,1467,5401,204,1320,4285,126,607,1947,70,371,1010
1985,238,1465,5384,259,1421,4243,113,489,2167,79,334,1106
1986,249,1583,5525,292,1701,4889,132,542,2093,70,396,1205
1987,223,1429,5284,394,1845,4569,128,517,2257,76,387,1260
1988,234,1390,5131,472,2068,5049,125,491,2112,77,406,1326
1989,311,1487,5251,590,2388,5255,116,469,1986,92,382,1341
1990,412,1874,5672,614,2827,5652,131,428,2051,104,395,1327
1991,472,1992,5796,755,3225,5650,131,475,2026,96,449,1422
1992,507,1864,5556,721,3185,5372,128,452,2051,133,394,1395
1993,516,1846,5411,832,3440,5499,144,441,2192,133,464,1425
1994,499,1885,5204,799,3287,5266,107,386,1926,108,395,1373
1995,512,1792,4754,734,2765,4696,151,417,2036,134,324,1242
1996,477,1569,4489,617,2561,4231,111,320,1788,101,292,1164
1997,356,1457,4101,509,2509,3921,100,335,1610,84,289,1041
1998,357,1462,3732,402,2169,3555,111,325,1716,69,270,992
1999,322,1285,3572,379,1930,3238,99,332,1531,69,248,859
2000,269,1296,3436,326,1979,3505,88,299,1583,54,271,851
2001,249,1408,3550,337,2100,3508,85,337,1598,48,207,871
2002,241,1422,3561,295,2115,3700,91,312,1553,76,247,862
2003,237,1475,3663,331,2190,3833,66,342,1556,49,253,814
2004,268,1385,3770,358,2033,3737,73,322,1533,49,209,795
2005,301,1432,3776,378,2205,3944,70,278,1593,55,248,755

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