During 2015–2016, the age-adjusted homicide rate for the total population increased from 5.7 to 6.2 per 100,000 standard population (an 8.8% increase). The rate increased from 2.6 to 2.9 (11.5%) for non-Hispanic whites, from 20.9 to 22.8 (9.1%) for non-Hispanic blacks, and from 4.9 to 5.3 (8.2%) for Hispanics. In both years, the homicide rate for non-Hispanic blacks was approximately eight times the rate for non-Hispanic whites and four times the rate for Hispanics.For more information on this topic, CDC recommends the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/index.html.
Authors: Kristen R Choi; Sae Takada; Altaf Saadi; Molly C Easterlin; Liza S Buchbinder; Shaw Natsui; Frederick J Zimmerman Journal: BMC Health Serv Res Date: 2020-03-06 Impact factor: 2.655