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NCHIP 2014

2014-RU-BX-K034
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$529,453

Prevalence of Violent Crime among Households with Children, 1993-2010

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ABOUT 4 PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN U.S. HOUSEHOLDS LIVED IN A HOUSEHOLD THAT EXPERIENCED VIOLENT CRIME IN 2010

WASHINGTON – About 2.8 million children or 3.9 percent of all children in U.S. households lived in a household in which...

Homicide Trends in the United States, 1980-2008

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2011                             Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241
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HOMICIDES FALL TO LOWEST RATE IN FOUR DECADES

WASHINGTON – The nation’s homicide rate fell to 4.8 homicides per 100,000 U.S. residents in 2010, its lowest level in four decades, the Bureau of Justice Statistics announced today. Much...