Reduce homicides — Data - Healthy People 2030

Status: Getting worse

Most Recent Data:
7.8 homicides per 100,000 population (2020) *

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.

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**Homicides** ^*
(homicides per 100,000 population), **2018**-**2020**
Population	2018	2019	2020
Total	5.9 SE 0.044	6.0 SE 0.044	7.8 SE 0.050

Data Sources: National Vital Statistics System - Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS ; Population Estimates, Census

#: Standard errors and confidence intervals are not available for this population group.

*: Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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