Youth homicide rate hits lowest mark in 30 years

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

ATLANTA (AP) — The homicide rate for older children and young adults has hit its lowest point in at least three decades, but the decline has been slowing, according to a new government report.

In 2010, the homicide rate for victims ages 10 to 24 was less than half the rate seen in 1993, when there was an explosion in crime tied to crack cocaine.

The report released Thursday echoes earlier findings about a national decline in killings and other crimes, but offers a more focused look at what is one of the most affected groups. Ages 10 to 24 account for about a third of slaying victims. The highest homicide rates are consistently seen in people in their late teens and 20s.

"That's what drives the national numbers. That's the ballgame," said David Hemenway, director of the Harvard University's Injury Control Research Center. He was not involved in the new study.

There are various theories for the drop in youth killings and other crimes since the early 1990s, ranging from the economy to police work or public health campaigns. None completely explain the trend, said Hemenway, a member of a National Academy of Sciences' group examining crime trends.

The study showed youth homicide rates fell across the board — in males, females, whites, blacks and Hispanics. However, males and blacks continued to be killed at far higher rates than females or people in other racial and ethnic groups. The 2010 rate for blacks was nearly four times higher than the average for all youths that age.

The rate of gun-related slayings was about four times higher than of the rate of homicides using other weapons.

Based on overall rates for 2010, homicide last year fell off the nation's top 15 causes of death for the first time in almost half a century. It continues to rank among the top three leading causes of death for people ages 10 to 24, however.

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Thanks to the Zimmerman case, I am afraid that trend might change for the worse.

[RGinWA 816]

Homicides will steadily increase until the Thugs are completely removed entirely from our society. And we all know who they are...

How as my Gary impersonation?

[GandD 5,966]

Homicides will steadily increase until the Thugs are completely removed entirely from our society. And we all know who they are...

How as my Gary impersonation?

Not good. Gary only cares about guns and the amount there of. If anything positive happens in this world, you can bet there was a gun behind it. Negative things? Not enough guns.

[Darnell 8,479]

Homicides will steadily increase until the Thugs are completely removed entirely from our society. And we all know who they are...

How as my Gary impersonation?

Thugs exist because of the Moral Decay. Fix the Moral Decay, the Thugs will disappear in 3 generations.

[GandD 5,966]

Yeah, you have to push the "Fix Moral decay" button.

[RGinWA 816]

Thugs exist because of the Moral Decay. Fix the Moral Decay, the Thugs will disappear in 3 generations.

Shootings will continue until morale decay is improved.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

The beatings will continue until morale improves.

Edited July 15, 2013 by The Patriot

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Homicides will steadily increase until the Thugs are completely removed entirely from our society. And we all know who they are...

How as my Gary impersonation?

I am missing the term "hyena" in your impersonation. There's also no mention of Alla. And no reference of you requiring your gun to go to the crapper. Other than that, not bad.

[RGinWA 816]

I am missing the term "hyena" in your impersonation. There's also no mention of Alla. And no reference of you requiring your gun to go to the crapper. Other than that, not bad.

Good tips...thanks.