Expanded homicide data table 9: murder victims by age.
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Expanded Homicide Data Table 9
Murder Victims by Age
by Weapon, 2012
Weapons
Age Total Knives or Blunt
murder Firearms cutting objects
victims instruments (clubs,
hammers,
etc.)
Total 12,765 8,855 1,589 518
Percent 100.0 69.4 12.4 4.1
distribution (3)
Under 18 (4) 1,101 563 84 54
Under 22 (4) 2,848 2,054 235 72
18 and over (4) 11,549 8,239 1,494 460
Infant (under 1) 144 6 3 16
1 to 4 261 37 15 29
5 to 8 96 51 8 2
9 to 12 65 29 10 3
13 to 16 326 265 29 2
17 to 19 1,001 871 82 7
20 to 24 2,362 1,955 233 35
25 to 29 1,912 1,534 200 31
30 to 34 1,484 1,143 165 30
35 to 39 1,101 813 130 33
40 to 44 943 608 162 43
45 to 49 775 450 130 62
50 to 54 743 400 140 58
55 to 59 517 265 100 36
60 to 64 308 144 58 42
65 to 69 224 96 46 30
70 to 74 117 45 23 14
75 and over 271 90 44 41
Unknown 115 53 11 4
Weapons
Age Personal Poison Explosives Fire
weapons
(hands, fists,
feet, etc.) (1)
Total 678 12 8 85
Percent 5.3 0.1 0.1 0.7
distribution (3)
Under 18 (4) 193 5 0 19
Under 22 (4) 217 5 0 25
18 and over (4) 469 7 8 66
Infant (under 1) 66 3 0 1
1 to 4 97 1 0 6
5 to 8 15 1 0 4
9 to 12 6 0 0 4
13 to 16 8 0 0 4
17 to 19 8 0 0 3
20 to 24 42 0 0 6
25 to 29 42 0 0 3
30 to 34 55 0 1 6
35 to 39 43 0 2 6
40 to 44 53 0 0 3
45 to 49 50 1 2 5
50 to 54 61 0 1 10
55 to 59 44 1 1 5
60 to 64 20 0 0 5
65 to 69 13 0 0 4
70 to 74 10 0 0 3
75 and over 29 5 1 7
Unknown 16 0 0 0
Weapons
Age Narcotics Strangulation Asphyxiation
Total 35 89 105
Percent 0.3 0.7 0.8
distribution (3)
Under 18 (4) 14 10 26
Under 22 (4) 16 18 36
18 and over (4) 21 79 77
Infant (under 1) 3 0 9
1 to 4 8 3 10
5 to 8 0 2 3
9 to 12 0 2 2
13 to 16 3 2 0
17 to 19 0 4 6
20 to 24 6 9 11
25 to 29 2 8 9
30 to 34 4 11 3
35 to 39 0 9 7
40 to 44 1 4 6
45 to 49 5 10 6
50 to 54 1 8 9
55 to 59 1 7 7
60 to 64 0 4 3
65 to 69 0 3 4
70 to 74 1 0 2
75 and over 0 3 6
Unknown 0 0 2
Weapons
Age Other
weapon or
weapon
not stated (2)
Total 791
Percent 6.2
distribution (3)
Under 18 (4) 133
Under 22 (4) 170
18 and over (4) 629
Infant (under 1) 37
1 to 4 55
5 to 8 10
9 to 12 9
13 to 16 13
17 to 19 20
20 to 24 65
25 to 29 83
30 to 34 66
35 to 39 58
40 to 44 63
45 to 49 54
50 to 54 55
55 to 59 50
60 to 64 32
65 to 69 28
70 to 74 19
75 and over 45
Unknown 29
(1) Pushed is included in personal weapons.
(2) Includes drowning.
(3) Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
(4) Does not include unknown ages.
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