United States Data
Homicide Mortality
Healthy People 2010 Objective: Reduce homicides
Rates per 100,000
| National Data | Baseline (1999) |
Final (2007) |
Numeric Change |
2010 Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10- to 14- year-olds
15- to 19- year-olds |
1.2
10.4 |
1.0
10.3 |
-0.2
-0.1 |
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United States Data
All the tables below contain data available for the entire United States and this objective.
| Age | Baseline (1999) |
Final (2007) |
Numeric Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ages 10-14 |
1.2 |
1.03 |
-0.17
|
| Ages 15-19 |
10.4 |
10.31 |
-0.09
|
| Gender by Age | Baseline (1999) |
Final (2007) |
Numeric Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males 10-14 |
1.49 |
1.36 |
-0.13
|
| Males 15-19 |
16.93 |
17.48 |
0.55
|
| Females 10-14 |
0.92 |
0.7 |
-0.22
|
| Females 15-19 |
3.53 |
2.78 |
-0.75
|
| Race/Ethnicity by Age | Baseline (1999) |
Final (2007) |
Numeric Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non Hispanic) 10-14 |
0.74 |
0.4 |
-0.34
|
| White (non Hispanic) 15-19 |
3.14 |
2.61 |
-0.53
|
| Black (non Hispanic) 10-14 |
2.57 |
3.21 |
0.64
|
| Black (non Hispanic) 15-19 |
37.65 |
38.47 |
0.82
|
| American Indian/Alaskan Native (non Hispanic) 10-14 |
0.44 |
1.49* |
1.05
|
| American Indian/Alaskan Native (non Hispanic) 15-19 |
11.7 |
8.21* |
-3.49
|
| Asian/Pacific Islander (non Hispanic) 10-14 |
0.25 |
0.55* |
0.30
|
| Asian/Pacific Islander (non Hispanic) 15-19 |
6.02 |
3.19 |
-2.83
|
| Hispanic 10-14 |
1.99 |
1.34 |
-0.65
|
| Hispanic 15-19 |
15.7 |
13.99 |
-1.71
|
| Race/Ethnicity and Gender by Age | Baseline (1999) |
Final (2007) |
Numeric Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non Hispanic) Males 10-14 |
0.77 |
0.35 |
-0.42
|
| White (non Hispanic) Males 15-19 |
4.24 |
3.41 |
-0.83
|
| White (non Hispanic) Females 10-14 |
0.72 |
0.44 |
-0.28
|
| White (non Hispanic) Females 15-19 |
1.98 |
1.77 |
-0.21
|
| Black (non Hispanic) Males 10-14 |
3.48 |
4.57 |
1.09
|
| Black (non Hispanic) Males 15-19 |
64.64 |
69.08 |
4.44
|
| Black (non Hispanic) Females 10-14 |
1.63 |
1.81 |
0.18
|
| Black (non Hispanic) Females 15-19 |
10.08 |
7.03 |
-3.05
|
| American Indian/Alaskan Native (non Hispanic) Males 10-14 |
0.87 |
2.94* |
2.07
|
| American Indian/Alaskan Native (non Hispanic) Males 15-19 |
18.38 |
11.96* |
-6.42
|
| American Indian/Alaskan Native (non Hispanic) Females 10-14 |
0 |
0.00* |
0.00
|
| American Indian/Alaskan Native (non Hispanic) Females 15-19 |
4.76 |
4.37* |
-0.39
|
| Asian/Pacific Islander (non Hispanic) Males 10-14 |
1 |
0.87* |
-0.13
|
| Asian/Pacific Islander (non Hispanic) Males 15-19 |
10.4 |
5.12 |
-5.28
|
| Asian/Pacific Islander (non Hispanic) Females 10-14 |
0.79 |
0.23* |
-0.56
|
| Asian/Pacific Islander (non Hispanic) Females 15-19 |
1.47 |
1.14* |
-0.33
|
| Hispanic Males 10-14 |
2.79 |
1.92 |
-0.87
|
| Hispanic Males 15-19 |
26.04 |
24.57 |
-1.47
|
| Hispanic Females 10-14 |
1.15 |
0.72* |
-0.43
|
| Hispanic Females 15-19 |
3.96 |
2.75 |
-1.21
|
Source: WISQARS Fatal Causes of Deaths (using data collected by National Vital Statistics System), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Prevention and Control
*Based on 20 or fewer number of deaths; use with caution
X = In the Baseline or Final columns, “X” represents zero deaths for a subgroup; in the Numeric Change column, “X” means that a number cannot be generated to show the change between baseline and Final.
