Trends in murder rates were similar for older juvenile victims and young adult victims
The substantial growth and then decline in the murder rate for juveniles ages 12–17 between the low year of 1984 and 2000 is paralleled in the murder trends for adult victims ages 18–30. However, the increase and subsequent decrease in the murder rate was proportionally smaller as the victim’s age approached 30 years.
Murder rates at least doubled between 1984 and 1993 for each age from 13 to 20. The largest murder rate increase between 1984 and 1993 for any juvenile or adult victim age group was the 202% increase experienced by 17-year-olds. Murders of victims ages 21–24 grew by 62% between 1984 and 1993, while the rate for victims ages 25–30 grew by 24%. Between 1993 and 2000, murder rates decreased more for victims ages 12–17 (58%) than for victims ages 18–20 (46%), 21–24 (34%), and 25–30 (33%).
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