Table 1.
Descriptive statistics (N = 9,428).
| n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Foreign-born | Yes | 730 (7.74) |
| No | 8,698 (92.26) | |
| Age | 0–14 | 459 (4.87) |
| 15–24 | 2,288 (24.27) | |
| 25–34 | 2,692 (28.55) | |
| 35–54 | 2,757 (29.24) | |
| 55 and up | 1,232 (13.07) | |
| Sex | Male | 7,431 (78.82) |
| Female | 1,997 (21.18) | |
| Marital status | Married | 1,521 (16.13) |
| Not married | 7,792 (82.65) | |
| Unknown | 115 (1.22) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | White | 2,804 (29.74) |
| Black | 4,809 (51.01) | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 156 (1.65) | |
| Other/unspecified | 298 (3.16) | |
| Hispanic | 1,358 (14.40) | |
| Unknown | 3 (0.03) | |
| Education | Below high school | 3,107 (32.96) |
| High school degree/GED | 4,178 (44.31) | |
| Some college credit | 1,061 (11.25) | |
| Associate degree | 398 (4.22) | |
| Bachelor degree/higher | 511 (5.42) | |
| Unknown | 173 (1.83) | |
| Mental health diagnosis | Yes | 444 (4.71) |
| No | 8,984 (95.29) | |
| Alcohol problem | Yes | 333 (3.53) |
| No | 9,095 (96.47) | |
| Substance abuse problem | Yes | 1,117 (11.85) |
| No | 8,311 (88.15) | |
| Victim–suspect relationship | Current or former partner | 888 (9.42) |
| Family member | 780 (8.27) | |
| Acquaintance | 1,950 (20.68) | |
| Stranger | 597 (6.33) | |
| Other | 37 (0.39) | |
| Unknown | 5,176 (54.90) | |
| Method/weapon | Firearm | 6,763 (71.73) |
| Sharp instrument | 1,042 (11.05) | |
| Blunt object | 451 (4.78) | |
| Hanging, strangulation | 249 (2.64) | |
| Other | 714 (7.57) | |
| Unknown | 209 (2.22) | |
| Location of injury | House, apartment | 4,412 (46.80) |
| Street, sidewalk, alley | 1,941 (20.59) | |
| Public use area | 752 (7.98) | |
| Other | 1,837 (19.48) | |
| Unknown | 486 (5.15) | |
| Victim used a weapon | Yes | 503 (5.34) |
| No | 8,925 (94.66) | |
| Gang-related | Yes | 733 (7.77) |
| No | 8,695 (92.23) | |
| Homicide precipitated by another crime | Yes | 2,326 (24.67) |
| No | 7,102 (75.33) | |
| Nature of the othercrime (most serious) | Drug trade | 283 (12.17) |
| Robbery | 612 (26.31) | |
| Burglary | 260 (11.18) | |
| Motor vehicle theft | 57 (2.45) | |
| Arson | 24 (1.03) | |
| Rape, sexual assault | 51 (2.19) | |
| Gambling | 7 (0.30) | |
| Assault, homicide | 844 (36.29) | |
| Witness tampering | 11 (0.47) | |
| Other | 137 (5.89) | |
| Unknown | 40 (1.72) |
Other Race/Ethnicity includes American Indian/Alaska Native (n = 157), Two or more races (n = 112), and Other/unspecified non-Hispanic (n = 29).