Homicide in America

HOMICIDE IN AMERICA • 2009 is the most recent year data was collected. Most Homicides Happen In Major Cities: • The number next to each city name indicates cases of murders and non-negligent manslaughter in 2009. 40 Seattle 30 Portland 80 220 120 400 60 Boston Buffalo Milwaukee New York Detroit 290 Newark 160 200 200 60 Chicago 120 Cleveland Pittsburgh San Francisco 110 Indianapolis 160 200 70 370 Philadelphia Baltimore 210 Cincinnati 260 Stockton Aurora 40 Kansas City 400 110 Oakland 90 Louisville Virginia Beach 80 St. Louis 240 Fresno Los Vegas 90 Washington D.C. 110 130 Greensboro 80 Albuquerque 210 200 Nashville Los Angeles 70 Oklahoma City 06, Long Beach Glendale Memphis 80 140 Phoenix Atlanta 60 130 Ft. Worth Dallas 120 Jacksonville 130 Houston 520 New Orleans State Homicide 8-12 140 Rate Per 100,000 4 -7.9 Miami Population 0-3.9 In 2009, There Were 13,636 Homicides in the USA • Including: 1 sniper attack 28 murders 5 gambling- related murders 87 murders related by babysitters to romantic triangles Victim's Relationship To Offender (2009) FATHER MOTHER SISTER NEIGHBOR BOYFRIEND HUSBAND UNKNOWN DAUGHTER SON OTHER FAMILY ACQUAINTANCE FRIEND GIRLFRIEND STRANGER WIFE National Homicide Rates 1989-2009 *2010 numbers pending. 12 People per 100,000 population Homicide rates have declined considerably in recent decades. The anomalous 2001 rate includes the 9/11 terrorism attacks. 10 Experts attribute the decline to better crime-mapping technology, increases in community outreach programs, and the absence of the drug-related gang wars which plagued the '80s and '90s. 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 08 09 Sources: http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/offenses/expanded_information/homicide.html http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-12-29-1Ahomicide29_CV_N.htm http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/glance/hmrt.cfm http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/data/table_01.html http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2009 http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/murder-rates-nationally-and-state