TABLE 7. Number, percentage,* and rate† of homicides, by decedent's sex, age group, and race/ethnicity — National Violent Death Reporting System, 18 states,§ 2014.
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | No. (%) | Rate | No. (%) | Rate | No. (%) | Rate |
| Age group (yrs) | ||||||
| <1 | 44 (1.1) | 6.6 | 35 (3.0) | 5.5 | 79 (1.5) | 6.1 |
| 1–4 | 67 (1.7) | 2.5 | 50 (4.3) | 1.9 | 118 (2.3) | 2.2 |
| 5–9 | 21 (<1.0) | 0.6 | 19 (1.6) | ¶ | 40 (<1.0) | 0.6 |
| 10–14 | 37 (<1.0) | 1.0 | 20 (1.7) | 0.6 | 57 (1.1) | 0.8 |
| 15–19 | 311 (7.9) | 8.6 | 58 (5.0) | 1.7 | 369 (7.2) | 5.2 |
| 20–24 | 805 (20.4) | 20.6 | 126 (10.9) | 3.4 | 931 (18.3) | 12.2 |
| 25–29 | 660 (16.7) | 18.2 | 117 (10.1) | 3.3 | 777 (15.2) | 10.9 |
| 30–34 | 476 (12.1) | 13.5 | 127 (11.0) | 3.6 | 603 (11.8) | 8.6 |
| 35–44 | 598 (15.2) | 8.9 | 199 (17.2) | 2.9 | 797 (15.6) | 5.9 |
| 45–54 | 471 (11.9) | 6.5 | 168 (14.6) | 2.2 | 639 (12.5) | 4.3 |
| 55–64 | 261 (6.6) | 4.0 | 104 (9.0) | 1.5 | 365 (7.2) | 2.7 |
| 65–74 | 129 (3.3) | 3.1 | 62 (5.4) | 1.3 | 191 (3.7) | 2.1 |
| 75–84 | 51 (1.3) | 2.7 | 44 (3.8) | 1.7 | 95 (1.9) | 2.1 |
| ≥85 | 10 (<1.0) | ¶ | 24 (2.1) | 1.8 | 34 (<1.0) | 1.7 |
| Unknown | 4 (<1.0) | ¶ | 1 (<1.0) | ¶ | 5 (<1.0) | ¶ |
| Total | 3,945 (100) | 7.5 | 1,154 (100) | 2.1 | 5,100 (100) | 4.8 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 1,006 (25.5) | 2.8 | 573 (49.7) | 1.5 | 1,580 (31.0) | 2.1 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 2,420 (61.3) | 31.0 | 412 (35.7) | 4.8 | 2,832 (55.5) | 17.3 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic | 85 (2.2) | 14.4 | 28 (2.4) | 4.6 | 113 (2.2) | 9.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 38 (<1.0) | 1.8 | 21 (1.8) | 0.9 | 59 (1.2) | 1.3 |
| Hispanic** | 358 (9.1) | 6.4 | 107 (9.3) | 2.0 | 465 (9.1) | 4.3 |
| Other | 23 (<1.0) | ¶ | 5 (<1.0) | ¶ | 28 (<1.0) | ¶ |
| Unknown | 15 (<1.0) | ¶ | 8 (<1.0) | ¶ | 23 (<1.0) | ¶ |
| Total | 3,945 (100) | 7.5 | 1,154 (100) | 2.1 | 5,100 (100) | 4.8 |
* Percentages might not total 100% due to rounding. Sex was unknown for one decedent.
† Per 100,000 population.
§ Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
¶ Rate is not reported when number of decedents is <20 or when age or race/ethnicity is other or unknown.
** Includes persons of any race.