In 2000, the murder rate for male victims ages 12–17 was more than three times the female rate
Between 1980 and 2000, an estimated 24,950 juveniles ages 12–17 were murdered; 77% were male. The murder rate for female victims ages 12–17 increased 29% between 1980 and 1993, while the corresponding male rate increased 118%. Both rates peaked in 1993, when the murder rate for male victims ages 12–17 (13.6) was four times the female rate (3.4).
The murder rates for both males and females within this age group fell similarly after 1993. Between 1993 and 2000, the murder rate for males ages 12–17 decreased 60% and the corresponding female rate decreased 52%. The murder rate for females ages 12–17 in 2000 was at its lowest level in the 1980 to 2000 period, while the corresponding male rate was still 29% above its lowest level of the period.
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