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Juveniles as Victims
Violent Crime Victimization
Q: What proportion of juveniles are killed with a firearm?
A: Almost half (53%) of all juveniles murdered in 2006 were killed with a firearm.
Proportion of juveniles killed by a firearm, 1980-2006

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  • Older juveniles are more likely to be killed by a firearm than younger juveniles. Between 1980 and 2006, at least 3 of every 4 (78%) murder victims ages 15–17 were killed with a firearm, compared with 1 of every 10 (10%) murder victims ages 0–5.
  • In 2006, firearms were used in 15% of the murders of juveniles under age 12 but in 81% of the murders of juveniles ages 12–17.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/victims/qa02314.asp?qaDate=2006. Released on October 24, 2008.

Adapted from Puzzanchera, C. and Kang, W. (2008). Easy Access to the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports: 1980-2006. Available on-line at: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/ezashr/.

Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation. Supplementary Homicide Reports for the years 1980–2006 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: FBI.

 

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