SOC 2760 Study Guide - Final Guide: Arraignment, Indictment, Restorative Justice
24 Sep 2013
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In 2004: 16,137 individuals were murdered in the us: this reflects a 2. 4% decrease from 2003. It is important to look at not only the absolute numbers of homicides each year but also to consider the rate of homicide. Homicide rate = h/(p/100,000: h = the number of homicides in a particular area, p = the population in the particular area. The number of homicides in the us decreased 65. 3% between 1991 and 2004. Homicides involving arguments are most common, making up 43. 9% of homicides in which circumstances are known. 22. 8% of homicides occur alongside a robbery or burglary. Drugs were involved in 16% of homicides in 2004. 23% of victims are killed by acquaintances. 3% killed by someone else they knew. Cases in which the offender-victim relationship is unknown: 1970: white victims, knifing, 1990: african-american/racial minority victims, guns, younger than in 1970. 78% of us homicide offenders were male in 2004.
