Teen Homicide, Suicide Part II
Child Trend Databank
Teen Homicide, Suicide, and Firearm Death Part II
Differences by Race and Ethnicity
In 2002, the homicide rate for black male teens was 53.3 per 100,000, nearly 14 times higher than the rate for white non-Hispanic males (3.9 per 100,000). Rates for other groups were 25.5 for Hispanic males, 16.7 for American Indian males, and 8.6 for Asian and Pacific Islander males.
Among females, blacks also have the highest homicide rate at 8.0 per 100,000, compared with rates of 4.9* for Native Americans females, 3.1 for Hispanic females, 1.9* for Asian females, and 1.6 for non-Hispanic white females.
Among males, suicide rates in 2002 were highest among American Indians (22.7 per 100,000) and white non-Hispanics (14.2 per 100,000), followed by Hispanics at 9.1 per 100,000, blacks at 6.9 per 100,000, and Asians at 5.7 per 100,000. Among females, Native Americans had the highest rate of suicide at 5.6* per 100,000, followed by non-Hispanic whites at 2.7 per 100,000, and Asians at 2.1* per 100,000.
Firearm deaths, which are responsible for a majority of teen homicides and suicides but also include accidental deaths, were highest in 2002 among blacks (56.1 and 6.0 per 100,000 males and females, respectively,) and lowest among non-Hispanic whites (11.2 and 1.9 per 100,000 males and females, respectively), with Hispanics in between (28.4 and 2.6 per 100,000 males and females, respectively).Estimates for Asian and Native Americans were not available.
*Note: These estimates should be used with caution. These rates are based on 20 or fewer deaths and may be unstable.
Related Indicators
Violent Victimization of Youth, Suicidal Teens, Students Carrying Weapons, Physical Fighting by Youth
State and Local Estimates
2001 state rates for combined accident, homicide, and suicide (though not separately) are available from the Kids Count 2004 Databook at http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/databook/
Data for homicides by age group for all states and select counties are available at http://bjsdata.ojp.usdoj.gov/dataonline/Search/Homicide/Homicide.cfm
Number (though not rate) of homicides and suicides for ages 15-19 and other 5-year age groups are available by state for 1998 http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/mortab/98gm3_10.pdf
International Estimates
Estimates of homicide rates among youth ages 10-29 for selected countries and global suicide rates for youth ages 15-24 are available from the World Report on Violence and Health at http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/world_report/wrvheng/en/ (Tables 2.1 and 7.2)
Estimates of male homicide and suicide for 1995 and earlier are available for selected European countries and the U.S. at http://www.childpolicyintl.org/ (Under "Social Indicators," see Tables 3.45 and 3.46)
National Goals
Through its Healthy People 2010 initiative, the federal government has set a national goal to reduce homicides and firearm-related deaths. Both of these goals are for the general population with no special targets for reducing teen death rates.
Additionally, the Healthy People 2010 program has set a goal for the reduction of teen suicide attempts. The measurable goal is to reduce the percentage of youth who report suicide attempts requiring medical attention from a twelve-month average of 2.6 percent in 1999 to 1.0 percent by 2010.
Additional information available at:
Homicide: http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/document/html/objectives/15-32.htm
Firearm-Related Deaths: http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/document/html/objectives/15-03.htm
Suicide: http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/document/html/objectives/18-02.htm (See Goal 18-2)
What Works: Programs and Interventions that May Influence this Indicator
None available at this time.
Research References
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