5-year justifiable homicide levels remain steady [View all]

Year Total¹
2007 257
2008 265
2009 266
2010 285
2011 260

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-15

¹Defined as "(t)he killing of a felon, during the commission of a felony, by a private citizen"



And the murder rate, again, shows a steady decline, down 15% from 2007.

Year Rate²
2007 5.6
2008 5.4
2009 5.0
2010 4.8
2011 4.8

² per 100,000 per year


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