Status: Getting worse
Most Recent Data:
8.2
homicides per 100,000 population
(2021) *
Target:
5.5
per 100,000
*
Desired Direction:
Decrease desired
Baseline:
5.9
homicides per 100,000 population occurred in 2018 *
* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.
Reduce homicides
Data Sources: National Vital Statistics System - Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Population Estimates, Census
Summary
Homicide is a major cause of death in the United States, and there are major disparities by age and race/ethnicity. Strategies to prevent intimate partner violence, child abuse and neglect, and youth violence are critical for reducing homicides.
Topic: Violence Prevention
Workgroup: Injury and Violence Prevention Workgroup