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Homicide in Scotland 1998: CrJ/1999/7

 

Table 5

Victims of homicide (currently recorded at 12th November 1999), by age and sex - numbers of victims and rates per million population, 1989-1998

Sex and age of victim

Year recorded

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

All victims

97

80

89

136

116

111

133

134

90

100

Under 1 year

3

1

4

6

4

2

3

1

2

2

1 to 4

2

2

9

1

-

2

3

4

2

1

5 to 15

2

2

1

2

5

2

4

19

2

5

16 to 29

31

27

24

53

42

48

50

41

29

36

30 to 49

40

27

32

44

37

32

53

51

38

41

50 to 69

15

17

15

18

24

22

15

13

10

10

70 and over

4

4

4

12

4

3

5

5

7

5

 
Males

65

61

62

113

85

90

104

97

72

79

Under 1 year

1

1

4

4

2

2

2

-

2

1

1 to 4

2

2

6

-

-

1

1

1

2

1

5 to 15

1

1

-

2

2

2

3

7

1

4

16 to 29

21

22

16

49

34

44

42

35

22

29

30 to 49

30

20

27

35

27

21

42

43

32

34

50 to 69

8

12

8

15

19

19

10

10

8

8

70 and over

2

3

1

8

1

1

4

1

5

2

 
Females

32

19

27

23

31

21

29

37

18

21

Under 1 year

2

-

-

2

2

-

1

1

-

1

1 to 4

-

-

3

1

-

1

2

3

-

-

5 to 15

1

1

1

-

3

-

1

12

1

1

16 to 29

10

5

8

4

8

4

8

6

7

7

30 to 49

10

7

5

9

10

11

11

8

6

7

50 to 69

7

5

7

3

5

3

5

3

2

2

70 and over

2

1

3

4

3

2

1

4

2

3

 
Victims per million population
All victims

19.0

15.7

17.4

26.6

22.7

21.6

25.9

26.1

17.6

19.5

Under 1 year

46.7

15.7

60.7

89.8

62.3

31.7

49.6

17.0

33.3

34.5

1 to 4

7.7

7.6

34.7

3.9

-

7.7

11.5

15.7

8.1

4.1

5 to 15

2.9

2.9

1.4

2.9

7.1

2.8

5.6

26.6

2.8

7.0

16 to 29

27.0

23.9

21.6

48.7

39.4

46.0

49.0

41.0

29.6

37.6

30 to 49

29.9

19.8

23.1

31.2

25.8

21.9

35.7

34.0

25.3

27.2

50 to 69

13.9

15.9

14.1

17.0

22.7

20.8

14.2

12.3

9.3

9.1

70 and over

7.9

7.8

7.7

22.7

7.5

5.6

9.3

9.2

12.9

9.1

 
Males

26.4

24.7

25.1

45.7

34.3

36.2

41.8

39.0

29.0

31.8

Under 1 year

30.3

30.6

118.1

117.5

61.1

62.0

64.7

-

64.9

33.6

1 to 4

14.9

14.9

45.1

-

-

7.5

7.5

7.7

15.9

8.0

5 to 15

2.8

2.8

-

5.6

5.5

5.5

8.2

19.1

2.7

11.0

16 to 29

35.9

38.2

28.4

88.6

62.8

82.9

80.9

68.8

44.2

59.6

30 to 49

45.1

29.5

39.0

49.8

37.8

28.9

56.8

57.6

42.9

45.3

50 to 69

15.8

23.8

15.9

30.0

37.9

37.8

19.9

19.9

15.5

15.3

70 and over

11.2

16.3

5.3

41.8

5.2

5.1

20.2

5.0

24.6

9.7

 
Females

12.1

7.2

10.2

8.7

11.7

7.9

11.0

14.0

6.8

8.0

Under 1 year

63.9

-

-

61.1

63.5

-

33.8

35.0

-

35.5

1 to 4

-

-

23.8

7.9

-

7.8

15.7

24.0

-

-

5 to 15

2.9

2.9

2.9

-

8.7

-

2.9

34.4

2.9

2.9

16 to 29

17.8

9.0

14.7

7.5

15.3

7.8

16.0

12.2

14.6

14.9

30 to 49

14.9

10.2

7.2

12.7

13.9

15.0

14.8

10.6

8.0

9.2

50 to 69

12.2

8.8

12.5

5.4

9.0

5.4

9.0

5.4

3.5

3.5

70 and over

6.1

3.0

9.0

11.9

8.9

5.9

2.9

11.8

5.9

8.8

 

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