An official website of the United States government. Here's how you know
Official websites use .gov

A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS

A lock () or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation
Home • Crime in the U.S. • 2011 • Crime in the U.S. 2011 • Tables • Expanded Homicide Data Table 3

Expanded Homicide Data Table 3

Murder Offenders

by Age, Sex, and Race, 2011

Age Total Sex Race
Male Female Unknown White Black Other Unknown
Total 14,548 9,485 1,138 3,925 4,729 5,486 256 4,077
Percent distribution1 100.0 65.2 7.8 27.0 32.5 37.7 1.8 28.0
Under 182 695 633 57 5 254 410 20 11
Under 222 2,938 2,691 241 6 1,038 1,803 70 27
18 and over2 9,200 8,101 1,073 26 4,386 4,486 232 96
Infant (under 1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 to 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 to 8 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
9 to 12 14 12 0 2 6 6 0 2
13 to 16 327 295 29 3 128 177 14 8
17 to 19 1,487 1,371 116 0 499 946 34 8
20 to 24 2,417 2,179 235 3 904 1,435 55 23
25 to 29 1,649 1,456 187 6 747 836 45 21
30 to 34 1,122 994 125 3 559 525 24 14
35 to 39 745 631 109 5 408 312 17 8
40 to 44 604 486 118 0 359 220 22 3
45 to 49 521 431 90 0 330 171 16 4
50 to 54 448 378 64 6 292 137 10 9
55 to 59 227 203 21 3 153 62 7 5
60 to 64 148 130 18 0 105 37 5 1
65 to 69 72 64 8 0 54 18 0 0
70 to 74 50 46 4 0 40 8 2 0
75 and over 63 57 6 0 55 6 1 1
Unknown 4,653 751 8 3,894 89 590 4 3,970
  • 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
  • 2 Does not include unknown ages.