Characteristics of homicide victims in homicide/suicide incidents
| Homicide victims (2003) | Annual rate* | Rate ratio (95% CI) | Homicide victims (2004) | Annual rate* | Rate ratio (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Incidence rate per 100 000 person-years. | ||||||
| †The age of one victim in 2003 could not be determined from the available data. | ||||||
| §The race/ethnicity data for nine victims in 2003 and one victim in 2004 were missing (n = 4) or corresponded to a group not appearing in this table (n = 6). | ||||||
| ¶Metropolitan status could not be determined for two victims in 2003 and three victims in 2004. | ||||||
| **Rate has an estimated coefficient of variation >30% (indicating instability) after adjustment for clustering. | ||||||
| ††Rate has an estimated coefficient of variation >30% (indicating instability) before and after adjustment for clustering. | ||||||
| MSA, metropolitan statistical area. | ||||||
| Age† (years) | ||||||
| 0–14 | 12 | 0.16** | 0.56 (0.23 to 1.38) | 18 | 0.13 | 0.47 (0.24 to 0.95) |
| 15–24 | 14 | 0.29 | 0.98 (0.43 to 2.19) | 24 | 0.25 | 0.93 (0.50 to 1.71) |
| 25–34 | 14 | 0.29 | 0.98 (0.45 to 2.15) | 28 | 0.30 | 1.09 (0.63 to 1.91) |
| 35–44 | 18 | 0.31 | 1.06 (0.51, 2.22) | 33 | 0.31 | 1.15 (0.67 to 1.97) |
| 45–54 | 8 | 0.15†† | 0.52 (0.21 to 1.28) | 27 | 0.27 | 1.01 (0.58 to 1.78) |
| 55–64 | 4 | 0.11†† | 0.38 (0.13 to 1.10) | 12 | 0.17 | 0.65 (0.33 to 1.28) |
| 65+ | 13 | 0.29 | (referent) | 22 | 0.27 | (referent) |
| Race/ethnicity§ | ||||||
| American Indian | 3 | 1.24†† | 5.97 (0.82 to 43.59) | – | – | – |
| Asian | 2 | 0.11†† | 0.55 (0.13 to 2.29) | – | – | – |
| Non-Hispanic black | 19 | 0.31 | 1.50 (0.78 to 2.86) | 33 | 0.29 | 1.20 (0.77 to 1.88) |
| Hispanic | 4 | 0.12†† | 0.56 (0.200 to 1.56) | 11 | 0.24†† | 0.97 (0.44 to 2.12) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 52 | 0.21 | (referent) | 119 | 0.24 | (referent) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 25 | 0.14 | 0.46 (0.27 to 0.78) | 38 | 0.11 | 0.31 (0.22 to 0.45) |
| Female | 58 | 0.31 | (referent) | 126 | 0.36 | (referent) |
| Metropolitan status¶ | ||||||
| Metropolitan | 70 | 0.22 | 0.57 (0.16 to 2.04) | 124 | 0.22 | 0.61 (0.35 to 1.05) |
| Micropolitan | 6 | 0.31†† | 0.82 (0.19 to 3.58) | 20 | 0.31 | 0.88 (0.44 to 1.74) |
| Non-MSA | 6 | 0.38†† | (referent) | 17 | 0.35 | (referent) |
| Total | 84 | 0.230 | – | 164 | 0.238 | – |