Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,
Homicide trends in the United States,,,,,,,,
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide,,,,,,,,
Date of release: January 17 2007,,,,,,,,

Homicides by Weapon and Age of Offender,,,,,,,,

 ,Under 14, ,14-17, ,18-24, ,25+,
 ,Gun,Non-gun,Gun,Non-gun,Gun,Non-gun,Gun,Non-gun
1976,55,49,1071,832,3771,2608,8271,3692
1977,52,51,1097,674,3700,2760,8010,4042
1978,77,37,936,773,4230,2649,8340,3930
1979,47,44,1155,841,4716,3036,9072,4272
1980,55,53,1209,878,5213,3628,10024,5138
1981,51,33,1180,761,4636,3308,9660,4846
1982,35,59,964,770,4076,3356,8691,4928
1983,42,41,863,695,3671,3085,7870,4741
1984,37,34,795,564,3549,2910,7664,4782
1985,54,40,955,590,3652,2733,7644,4700
1986,64,34,1104,747,4034,2877,8209,5109
1987,56,60,1214,653,4197,2781,7614,5125
1988,55,47,1679,742,4825,2724,7712,5043
1989,81,46,1976,661,5658,2725,7439,5120
1990,57,42,2617,811,6740,2953,7817,5426
1991,101,41,2949,827,8253,2998,7740,5358
1992,97,53,3115,712,7868,2387,7469,4848
1993,123,44,3543,777,8569,2617,7244,4720
1994,159,50,3632,752,8287,2239,6870,4501
1995,108,43,2907,746,7406,2199,6301,4501
1996,65,35,2347,779,6976,2266,5702,4241
1997,49,57,2093,584,6341,2062,5493,3924
1998,62,41,1554,578,5638,2247,5051,4147
1999,41,42,1236,500,5252,1950,4651,3722
2000,30,40,1088,445,5380,2037,4845,3874
2001,19,33,1020,492,5452,2252,4787,4109
2002,37,26,1023,453,5431,2019,5336,3919
2003,42,35,1086,387,5370,2153,5187,4151
2004,41,39,1062,485,5268,1962,5177,4173
2005,24,35,1193,418,5790,1924,5665,4077

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