| Violent Crime Victimization |
| Q: |
Does the age at which individuals experience the greatest risk of homicide victimization vary by sex? |
| A: |
Both males and females are at great risk of murder in their first year of life and in their young adult years; however, the risk of murder for males in young adulthood far surpasses that for young adult females. |
| Note: The age of the oldest offender is used in multiple-offender homicides.
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- The numbers of infant males and females murdered are similar.
- While young adult females are at great risk of murder, the risk for young adult males is far greater.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/victims/qa02313.asp?qaDate=19990930.
Released on September 30, 1999. Adapted from Snyder, H. & Sickmund, M. Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report, p. 23. Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1999. Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation. Supplementary Homicide Reports for the years 1980–1997 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: FBI.
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