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Facts at a Glance
Homicide rate trends
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Homicide rates from the Vital Statistics
| Year |
Homicide rate |
| 1900 |
1.2 |
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| 1901 |
1.2 |
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| 1902 |
1.2 |
|
| 1903 |
1.1 |
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| 1904 |
1.3 |
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| 1905 |
2.1 |
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| 1906 |
3.9 |
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| 1907 |
4.9 |
|
| 1908 |
4.8 |
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| 1909 |
4.2 |
|
| 1910 |
4.6 |
|
| 1911 |
5.5 |
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| 1912 |
5.4 |
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| 1913 |
6.1 |
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| 1914 |
6.2 |
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| 1915 |
5.9 |
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| 1916 |
6.3 |
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| 1917 |
6.9 |
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| 1918 |
6.5 |
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| 1919 |
7.2 |
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| 1920 |
6.8 |
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| 1921 |
8.1 |
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| 1922 |
8.0 |
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| 1923 |
7.8 |
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| 1924 |
8.1 |
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| 1925 |
8.3 |
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| 1926 |
8.4 |
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| 1927 |
8.4 |
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| 1928 |
8.6 |
|
| 1929 |
8.4 |
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| 1930 |
8.8 |
|
| 1931 |
9.2 |
|
| 1932 |
9.0 |
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| 1933 |
9.7 |
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| 1934 |
9.5 |
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| 1935 |
8.3 |
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| 1936 |
8.0 |
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| 1937 |
7.6 |
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| 1938 |
6.8 |
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| 1939 |
6.4 |
|
| 1940 |
6.3 |
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| 1941 |
6.0 |
|
| 1942 |
5.9 |
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| 1943 |
5.1 |
|
| 1944 |
5.0 |
|
| 1945 |
5.7 |
|
| 1946 |
6.4 |
|
| 1947 |
6.1 |
|
| 1948 |
5.9 |
|
| 1949 |
5.4 |
|
| 1950 |
5.3 |
|
| 1951 |
4.9 |
|
| 1952 |
5.2 |
|
| 1953 |
4.8 |
|
| 1954 |
4.8 |
|
| 1955 |
4.5 |
|
| 1956 |
4.6 |
|
| 1957 |
4.5 |
|
| 1958 |
4.5 |
|
| 1959 |
4.6 |
|
| 1960 |
4.7 |
|
| 1961 |
4.7 |
|
| 1962 |
4.8 |
|
| 1963 |
4.9 |
|
| 1964 |
5.1 |
|
| 1965 |
5.5 |
|
| 1966 |
5.9 |
|
| 1967 |
6.8 |
|
| 1968 |
7.3 |
|
| 1969 |
7.7 |
|
| 1970 |
8.3 |
|
| 1971 |
9.1 |
|
| 1972 |
9.4 |
|
| 1973 |
9.7 |
|
| 1974 |
10.1 |
|
| 1975 |
9.9 |
|
| 1976 |
9.0 |
|
| 1977 |
9.1 |
|
| 1978 |
9.2 |
|
| 1979 |
10.0 |
|
| 1980 |
10.7 |
|
| 1981 |
10.3 |
|
| 1982 |
9.6 |
|
| 1983 |
8.6 |
|
| 1984 |
8.4 |
|
| 1985 |
8.4 |
|
| 1986 |
9.0 |
|
| 1987 |
8.7 |
|
| 1988 |
9.0 |
|
| 1989 |
9.3 |
|
| 1990 |
10.0 |
|
| 1991 |
10.5 |
|
| 1992 |
10.0 |
|
| 1993 |
10.1 |
|
| 1994 |
9.6 |
|
| 1995 |
8.7 |
|
| 1996 |
7.9 |
|
| 1997 |
7.4 |
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| 1998 |
6.8 |
|
| 1999 |
6.2 |
|
| 2000 |
6.1 |
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| 2001 |
7.1 |
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| 2002 |
6.1 |
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| 2003 |
6.1 |
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| 2004 |
5.9 |
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| * Includes 9/11 terrorism deaths. |
| Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Vital
Statistics |
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