United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Homicide—Murder—Firearms Used 179
N o . 2 9 7 . H o m ic id e — V ic t i m s a n d R a t e , S e l e c t e d C o u n t r ie s : 1 9 7 6 t o 1 9 8 0
[Rates per 100,000 population of all ages]
COUNTRY
HOMICIDE VICTIMS
HOMICIDE RATE
1976 1977 1978 1979 1960 1976 1977 1976 1979 I960
U.S............................................................... 19,654 19,966 20,432 (NA) (NA) 9.1 9.2 9.4 (NA) (NA)
Australia..................................................... 265 272 258 265 2Q0 2.0 1,9 1.8 1.8 1.9
Austria 94 98 106 96 91 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2
Canada......................................................... 563 607 586 (NA) (NA) 2.4 2.6 2.5 (NA) (NA)
Denmark........................................................ 35 35 27 50 67 .7 .7 .5 1.0 1.3
Finland 155 135 143 (NA) (NA) 3.3 2,6 3dj (NA) (N A)
France 479 522 540 (NA) (NA) .6 1.0 1.0 NA) (NA)
Germany, Fed. Rep. of................................... 770 727 740 672 709 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2
G reece 60 58 66 60 (NA) .7 .8 .7 .7 (NA)
Ireland, 11 28 24 (NA) NA) .3 .9 .7 (NA) (NA]
Israel1. 58 52 60 70 69 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.8
Japan............................................................ 1,424 1,376 1,306 1,192 1,113 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0
Netherlands 112 120 112 120 111 .8 .9 .8 .9 (NA)
Norway.........
30 33 30 38 (NA .7 .6 .7 .9 (NA
Poland..........
416 454 446 362 (NA 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.0 (NA
Spain.... „...... 187 24Q 338 (NA) (NA) .5 .7 (NA) (NA) (N A )
Sweden........ 103 97 82 112 97 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.2
Switzerland.... 56 54 46 58 (NA) .6 .9 .7 .9 (NA)
United Kingdom:
England’.... 540 449 612 523 400 1.1 .9 1.2 1.1 .8
No. Ireland................................................. 210 220 07 (NA) (NA) 13.7 14.3 5.7 (NA) (NA)
Scolland.................................................... 101 98 78 77 80 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.5 (NA)
NA Not available. 'Jewish population. ’Includes Wales.
Source: World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, unpublished data.
No. 2 9 8 . M u r d e r V ic t im s , b y W e a p o n s U s e d o r C a u s e : 1 9 7 0 t o 1981
[Based solely on police investigation. See text, p. 171, for definition of murder]
YEAR
Murder
victims,
total
Guns
WEAPONS USED OR CAUSE OF OEATH
Cutting or stabbing
Total. Percent Total Percent
Blunt
object'
Strangulations,
beatings
Arson
All
other2
1970....................................... 13,649 9,030 66.2 2,424 17.8 604 1,031 353 196
1972....................................... 15,832 10,370 65.6 2,074 18.8 672 1,291 331 185
1073....................................... 17,123 11,249 65.7 2,985 17.4 848 1,445 173 423
1974....................................... 16,632 12.474 67.9 3,228 17.3 976 1.417 153 384
1075....................................... 16,642 12,061 65.8 3,245 17.4 1,001 1,646 193 496
1976....................................... 16,605 10,592 63.Q 2,956 17.8 606 1,330 227 694
197 7 ....................................... 18,033 11,274 62.5 3,440 19.1 849 1,431 252 787
1978....................................... 18,714 11,910 63.6 3,526 18.8 896 1,422 255 705
1979....................................... 20,591 13,040 63.3 3,954 19.2 997 1,557 276 767
1980....................................... 21,860 131650 62.4 4,212 19.3 1,094 11666 291 947
1081....................................... 20,053 12,523 62.4 3,886 19.4 1,038 1,469 258 879
‘Refers to club, hammer, etc. ’ Includespolson, drownlngs, and unknown. ’ Includes drownlngs etc.
N o . 2 9 9 . P e r c e n t o f F i r e a r m s U s a g e in S e l e c t e d C r im e s , b y R e g i o n : 1 9 7 5 t o 1981
[For definitions of crimes, see text, pp. 171 and 172. For regions, see fig, 1, Murder Includes nonnegligent manslaughter]
REGION
M URDER AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ROBBERY
1975 1979 1980 1981 1975 1979 I960 1981 1975 1979 I960 1981
U.S. total........................ 65.8 63.3 62.4 82.4 24.9 23.0 23.9 23.6 44.6 39.7 40.3 40,1
Northeast........................... 51.3 52.7 54.2 53.4 17,8 14.9 15.5 18.9 32.7 30.6 32.6 34.6
North Cenlral..................... 70.7 64.9 62.8 62,8 28.5 23.8 25.0 22.5 52.7 42.6 42.0 38.3
Soulh............. ................... 72.7 64.7 68.4 68.0 29.2 27.3 27.6 27.8 53.4 47.7 46.7 46.9
West.................................. 59.0 58.0 57.8 57.6 2 2.3 23.1 24.5 23.3 4 4 .4 41.9 43.2 42.0
Source of tables 298 and 299: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, C rim e in th e U n ite d S ta te s , annual.