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Homicide trends

Trends in Juvenile Violence

NCJ Number
170379
Date Published
November 1997
Publication Type
Publication
1997 Update - Full report, 62K | 1997 Update - Forecast of Teen Homicide Offenders | 1997 Update - Data used in the tables and graphic, 25K | 1997 Update - State-by-State tables in zip format | Original Report - Full report, 127K | Original Report - Text and tables only, 27K | Original Report - Fig 1. Four Measures of Violent Crime | Original Report - Fig 2. Urban Violent Crime Forecast from 1976 Model | Original Report - Fig 3. U.S. Homicide Rate and Percent of Population Ages 18-24 | Original Report - Fig 4. Homicide Offending Rate by Age | Original Report - Fig 5a. Homicide Offending Rate by Age, White Male | Original Report - Fig 5b. Homicide Offending Rate by Age, Black Male | Original Report - Fig 6a. White Males, Ages 14-24 as Percent of Homicide Offend… | Original Report - Fig 6b. Black Males, Ages 14-24 as Percent of Homicide Offend… | Original Report - Fig 7a. Homicide Arrest Rates by Age (with percent change, 19… | Original Report - Fig 7b. Violent Arrest Rates by Age (with percent change, 198… | Original Report - Fig 8. Juvenile Homicides by Weapon | Original Report - Fig 9. Juvenile Homicides by Relationship | Original Report - Fig 10. Percent of Families with Children Under 18 Lacking Fu… | Original Report - Fig 11. Time of Offending by Age of Offender | Original Report - Fig 12. Population Under Ten Years Old | Original Report - Fig 13. Population and Offenders, Age 14-17 | Original Report - Fig 14a. Population and Offenders, White Male, Ages 14-17 | Original Report - Fig 14b. Population and Offenders, Black Male, Ages 14-17 | Original Report - Fig 15. Forecast of Homicide Offenders, Ages 14-17 | Original Report - Data for the graphics