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Key Facts at a Glance

Homicide rate trends

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Homicide rates from the Vital Statistics
Year Homicide rate
1900 1.2  
1901 1.2  
1902 1.2  
1903 1.1  
1904 1.3  
1905 2.1  
1906 3.9  
1907 4.9  
1908 4.8  
1909 4.2  
1910 4.6  
1911 5.5  
1912 5.4  
1913 6.1  
1914 6.2  
1915 5.9  
1916 6.3  
1917 6.9  
1918 6.5  
1919 7.2  
1920 6.8  
1921 8.1  
1922 8.0  
1923 7.8  
1924 8.1  
1925 8.3  
1926 8.4  
1927 8.4  
1928 8.6  
1929 8.4  
1930 8.8  
1931 9.2  
1932 9.0  
1933 9.7  
1934 9.5  
1935 8.3  
1936 8.0  
1937 7.6  
1938 6.8  
1939 6.4  
1940 6.3  
1941 6.0  
1942 5.9  
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  
1998 6.8  
1999 6.2  
2000 6.1  
2001   7.1 *
2002 6.1  
2003 6.1  
2004 5.9  
2005 6.1  
2006 6.2  
 
* Includes 9/11 terrorism deaths.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics
 


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