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Crime
facts at a glance
Additional
crime facts at a glance |
The
Uniform Crime Reports overall homicide rate declined for 1999. The homicide
rate is highest for older teens and young adults.
The rate for
young age groups increased dramatically in the late 1980's and early 1990's
and began to decline in 1993.
To view data,
click on the chart.
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Source:
FBI, The Uniform Crime Reports
(UCR)
For related data
about homicide trends by age,
see Homicide
Trends in the U.S. |
