Crime and Criminal Justice 1				
Victims of Homicide					
Source:  National Center for Health Statistics.		
						
						
Rate per 100,000 resident population			
		White,				
		non-Hispanic	Black	American Indian	Asian	Hispanic
	1950	2.6		28.9			
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	1960	2.5		23.1			
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	1970	4.4		39.1			
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	1980	7.0		38.6	15.5		5.6	
	1981	6.7		37.4			
	1982	6.3		34.4			
	1983	5.6		30.5			
	1984	5.5		29.2			
	1985	4.6		29.0	11.7		4.4	16.1
	1986			32.8			
	1987			32.3			
	1988	4.3		35.0	11.8		4.9	14.7
	1989	4.1		36.4	12.4		5.3	16.5
	1990	4.3		39.8	11.0		5.3	18.4
	1991	4.4		41.6	12.1		6.2	18.6
	1992	4.2		38.9	10.5		5.7	17.9
	1993	4.1		40.2	11.0		6.3	17.1
	1994	4.0		37.4	11.9		5.4	16.2
	1995	3.7		32.5	11.6		5.3	14.9
	1996	3.5		29.8	9.8		4.6	12.4
						
						
Notes: Data include deaths from "legal intervention" (use of police force).
Prior to 1985, data for whites include Hispanic whites.  Prior to 1970, series
include nonresidents.