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Expanded Homicide Data Table 2

Murder Victims

by Age, Sex, and Race, 2012

Age Total Sex Race
Male Female Unknown White Black Other Unknown
Total 12,765 9,917 2,834 14 5,855 6,454 326 130
Percent distribution1 100.0 77.7 22.2 0.1 45.9 50.6 2.6 1.0
Under 182 1,101 736 364 1 554 514 22 11
Under 222 2,848 2,254 593 1 1,148 1,620 52 28
18 and over2 11,549 9,106 2,439 4 5,250 5,900 304 95
Infant (under 1) 144 80 63 1 94 46 3 1
1 to 4 261 153 108 0 143 100 10 8
5 to 8 96 49 47 0 65 30 1 0
9 to 12 65 27 38 0 42 22 1 0
13 to 16 326 245 81 0 139 180 5 2
17 to 19 1,001 878 123 0 336 645 14 6
20 to 24 2,362 2,022 340 0 803 1,494 45 20
25 to 29 1,912 1,624 287 1 738 1,111 39 24
30 to 34 1,484 1,201 283 0 596 843 34 11
35 to 39 1,101 852 249 0 503 567 24 7
40 to 44 943 716 227 0 487 427 22 7
45 to 49 775 550 225 0 428 316 23 8
50 to 54 743 546 195 2 453 266 19 5
55 to 59 517 364 153 0 317 168 31 1
60 to 64 308 208 100 0 194 89 25 0
65 to 69 224 146 78 0 160 51 12 1
70 to 74 117 66 51 0 93 17 5 2
75 and over 271 115 155 1 213 42 13 3
Unknown 115 75 31 9 51 40 0 24
  • 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
  • 2 Does not include unknown ages.