| Violent Crime Victimization |
| Q: |
Does juvenile homicide victimization vary by sex? |
| A: |
Males account for the largest share of juvenile homicide victims, but the female proportion has grown since the mid 1990s. |
Juvenile homicide victims by sex, 1980-2010
| Year |
Male |
Female |
|
| 1980 |
1,165 |
646 |
| 1981 |
1,045 |
645 |
| 1982 |
1,023 |
663 |
| 1983 |
966 |
570 |
| 1984 |
865 |
597 |
| 1985 |
977 |
596 |
| 1986 |
1,073 |
645 |
| 1987 |
1,083 |
629 |
| 1988 |
1,234 |
701 |
| 1989 |
1,453 |
699 |
| 1990 |
1,592 |
702 |
| 1991 |
1,835 |
738 |
| 1992 |
1,845 |
716 |
| 1993 |
2,042 |
797 |
| 1994 |
1,951 |
712 |
| 1995 |
1,873 |
749 |
| 1996 |
1,695 |
704 |
| 1997 |
1,441 |
616 |
| 1998 |
1,301 |
626 |
| 1999 |
1,181 |
616 |
| 2000 |
1,063 |
517 |
| 2001 |
1,091 |
546 |
| 2002 |
999 |
571 |
| 2003 |
1,042 |
497 |
| 2004 |
1,064 |
494 |
| 2005 |
1,150 |
479 |
| 2006 |
1,302 |
481 |
| 2007 |
1,244 |
556 |
| 2008 |
1,202 |
519 |
| 2009 |
1,031 |
495 |
| 2010 |
1,009 |
438 |
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- In 2010, females accounted for 30% of all juvenile murder victims, down from 36% in 2002.
- The large increase in juvenile homicides between 1984 and 1993 (up 94%) and the subsequent decline through 2002 (down 45%) were nearly all attributable to changes in homicides of male juveniles. Males accounted for 85% of the growth in juvenile homicide victims between 1984 and 1993 and 82% of the decline between 1993 and 2002.
- The number of juvenile females murdered declined between 2002 and 2006 (down 16%). Despite an increase between 2006-2007, the number of juvenile female murder victims in 2010 was at its lowest level of the 31-year period. Unlike the number of female victims, the annual number of juvenile males murdered increased 30% between 2002 and 2006, then declined 23% through 2010.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/victims/qa02312.asp?qaDate=2010.
Released on July 31, 2012. Adapted from Puzzanchera, C. and Kang, W. (2012). Easy Access to the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports: 1980-2010. Available on-line at: http://ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezashr/. Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation. Supplementary Homicide Reports for the years 1980–2010 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: FBI.
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