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Homicide trends for States and large cities

Homicide trends
in the United States

by James Alan Fox, The Lipman Family Professor

      of Criminal Justice, Northeastern University

        and

      Marianne W. Zawitz, BJS Statistician

This site contains a series of charts that describe homicide patterns and trends in the United States since 1976.

Homicide is of interest not only because of its severity but also because it is a fairly reliable barometer of all violent crime. At a national level, no other crime is measured as accurately and precisely.

The data on this site may differ slightly from previously published figures because of updates to the data files after publication and the imputation methods used.

The latest updates and additions:

What's new in Homicide Trends

The source data for this report and an online analysis capability is available at the:

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data

Additional violent crime information:

• Key Facts at a Glance
• Crime and Victims

• Overview
• Long term trends and patterns
• Demographic trends by
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Race
  • Age, gender, and race
• Trends in special groups
  • Infanticide
  • Eldercide
  • Intimates
  • Law enforcement officers
• Multiple victims and offenders
• Circumstances
• Weapons trends
• Regional trends
• Trends by city size
• Clearances
• Justifiable homicides
• About the data

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