In 2022, around 2,720 homicide victims in the United States were aged between 20 and 24 years old. A further 2,667 murder victims were between the ages of 30 and 34 years old. Most murder victims in the United States in 2022 were between the ages of 17 and 54 years old.
Number of homicide victims in the United States in 2022, by age
Due to the FBI's transition to a new crime reporting system, only 15,726 of 18,888 participating law enforcement agencies submitted crime data to the FBI for 2022. As a result, figures may not accurately reflect the total number of crimes.
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FBI. (October 16, 2023). Number of homicide victims in the United States in 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/251878/murder-victims-in-the-us-by-age/
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