Texas
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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Texas Data
All the tables below contain data available for Texas and this objective.
| Age | Baseline (1999) |
Final (2007) |
Numeric Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ages 10-14 |
1.92 |
0.92* |
-1.00
|
| Ages 15-19 |
9.57 |
9.13 |
-0.44
|
| Gender by Age | Baseline (1999) |
Final (2007) |
Numeric Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males 10-14 |
2.55 |
1.12* |
-1.43
|
| Males 15-19 |
15.27 |
14.05 |
-1.22
|
| Females 10-14 |
1.27* |
0.71* |
-0.56
|
| Females 15-19 |
3.46 |
3.91 |
0.45
|
| Race/Ethnicity by Age | Baseline (1999) |
Final (2007) |
Numeric Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non Hispanic) 10-14 |
2* |
0.72* |
-1.28
|
| White (non Hispanic) 15-19 |
4.81 |
6.02 |
1.21
|
| Black (non Hispanic) 10-14 |
1.41* |
1.34* |
-0.07
|
| Black (non Hispanic) 15-19 |
25.08 |
20.2 |
-4.88
|
| American Indian/Alaskan Native (non Hispanic) 10-14 |
X |
0.00* |
X
|
| American Indian/Alaskan Native (non Hispanic) 15-19 |
16.78* |
0.00* |
-16.78
|
| Asian/Pacific Islander (non Hispanic) 10-14 |
2.47* |
0.00* |
-2.47
|
| Asian/Pacific Islander (non Hispanic) 15-19 |
2.33* |
2.01* |
-0.32
|
| Hispanic 10-14 |
2* |
1.06* |
-0.94
|
| Hispanic 15-19 |
10.40 |
9.29 |
-1.11
|
| Race/Ethnicity and Gender by Age | Baseline (1999) |
Final (2007) |
Numeric Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non Hispanic) Males 10-14 |
2.08* |
0.56* |
-1.52
|
| White (non Hispanic) Males 15-19 |
6.51* |
7.24 |
0.73
|
| White (non Hispanic) Females 10-14 |
1.91* |
0.88* |
-1.03
|
| White (non Hispanic) Females 15-19 |
3.02* |
4.71* |
1.69
|
| Black (non Hispanic) Males 10-14 |
2.76* |
2.63* |
-0.13
|
| Black (non Hispanic) Males 15-19 |
42.53 |
35.26 |
-7.27
|
| Black (non Hispanic) Females 10-14 |
X |
0.00* |
X
|
| Black (non Hispanic) Females 15-19 |
6.89* |
4.32* |
-2.57
|
| American Indian/Alaskan Native (non Hispanic) Males 10-14 |
X |
0.00* |
X
|
| American Indian/Alaskan Native (non Hispanic) Males 15-19 |
32.92* |
0.00* |
-32.92
|
| American Indian/Alaskan Native (non Hispanic) Females 10-14 |
X |
0.00* |
X
|
| American Indian/Alaskan Native (non Hispanic) Females 15-19 |
X |
0.00* |
X
|
| Asian/Pacific Islander (non Hispanic) Males 10-14 |
4.83* |
0.00* |
-4.83
|
| Asian/Pacific Islander (non Hispanic) Males 15-19 |
4.53* |
3.86* |
-0.67
|
| Asian/Pacific Islander (non Hispanic) Females 10-14 |
X |
0.00* |
X
|
| Asian/Pacific Islander (non Hispanic) Females 15-19 |
X |
0.00* |
X
|
| Hispanic Males 10-14 |
2.93* |
1.30* |
-1.63
|
| Hispanic Males 15-19 |
17.31 |
15.04 |
-2.27
|
| Hispanic Females 10-14 |
1.02* |
0.81* |
-0.21
|
| Hispanic Females 15-19 |
2.74* |
3.23* |
0.49
|
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.
