Youth Homicide Stats
Youth Homicide Stats
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Table 1. Murder offenders by age, sex, and race, 2001. |
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Age |
Total |
Sex |
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Male |
Female |
Unknown |
Black |
Other |
Unknown |
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Total |
15,488 |
10,126 |
1,086 |
4,276 |
5,174 |
5,521 |
273 |
4,520 |
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Percent distribution² |
100.0 |
65.4 |
7.0 |
27.6 |
33.4 |
35.6 |
1.8 |
29.2 |
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Under 18³ |
835 |
743 |
89 |
3 |
368 |
426 |
35 |
6 |
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Under 22³ |
3,515 |
3,241 |
269 |
5 |
1,500 |
1,884 |
102 |
29 |
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Under 9 |
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9 to 12 |
14 |
13 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
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13 to 16 |
454 |
388 |
63 |
3 |
196 |
234 |
20 |
4 |
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17 to 19 |
1,695 |
1,570 |
123 |
2 |
732 |
894 |
55 |
14 |
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1 The murder and non-negligent homicides that occurred as a result of the events of September 11, 2001, were not included. 2 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to total. 3 Does not include unknown ages. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report, 2001 |
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Facts at a Glance:
- The estimated number of Juvenile Arrests in 1999 for Murder and non-negligent manslaughter was 1400.
- This comprised 8% of female juvenile arrests and 12% of arrests of children under 15.
- This was a decrease of about 55% since 1990 and a decrease of about 31% from 1998 to 1999.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Juvenile Arrests 1999, by Howard N. Snyder
- 1,763 youth under age 18 were arrested for homicide in 1999.
- The homicides committed by youth under age 18 made up 10.1% of all homicides committed in 1999.
Source: The National Youth Violence Prevention Center, Youth Violence Statistics.
- Victims perceived that between 1/5 and 1/4 of violent crimes in 2001 were committed by juveniles.
- According to the victim's perception of the age of the offender, the number of serious violent offenses committed by persons ages 12 to 17 declined 58% from 1993 to 2001.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
