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What are the trends in victim-offender relationships for juvenile homicide offending? |
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Between 1980 and 2006, the annual number of known juvenile offenders who killed family members changed little, in stark contrast to the number of those who killed acquaintances and strangers. |
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- Murder victims of known juvenile offenders are more likely to be acquaintances than strangers. In 2006, 41% of murder victims of known juvenile offenders were acquaintances and 32% were strangers.
- In 2006, the number of family members murdered by known juvenile offenders was less than half the number in 1980.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/offenders/qa03107.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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