US Estimated Murder Rate

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Estimated murder rate
Year	United States-Total
1960	5.1
1961	4.8
1962	4.6
1963	4.6
1964	4.9
1965	5.1
1966	5.6
1967	6.2
1968	6.9
1969	7.3
1970	7.9
1971	8.6
1972	9
1973	9.4
1974	9.8
1975	9.6
1976	8.7
1977	8.8
1978	9
1979	9.8
1980	10.2
1981	9.8
1982	9.1
1983	8.3
1984	7.9
1985	8
1986	8.6
1987	8.3
1988	8.5
1989	8.7
1990	9.4
1991	9.8
1992	9.3
1993	9.5
1994	9
1995	8.2
1996	7.4
1997	6.8
1998	6.3
1999	5.7
2000	5.5
2001	5.6
2002	5.6
2003	5.7
2004	5.5
2005	5.6
2006	5.7
2007	5.6
2008	5.4
2009	5
2010	4.8
          National or state offense totals are based on data from all reporting agencies and estimates for unreported areas.

           Rates are the number of reported offenses per 100,000 population "         United States-Total - <ul><li>The 168 murder and nonnegligent homicides that occurred as a result of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995 are included in the national estimate.</li>
<li>The 2	823 murder and nonnegligent homicides that occurred as a result of the events of September 11	2001	 are not included in the national estimates.</li></ul>"
       The murder and nonnegligent homicides that occurred as a result of the events of September 11, 2001, are not included.
Sources: FBI, Uniform Crime Reports, prepared by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
Date of download: Dec 27 2012