| Violent Crime Victimization |
| Q: |
In which States do juvenile suicide victims outnumber juvenile homicide victims? |
| A: |
Between 1981 and 2007, juvenile suicide victims outnumbered juvenile homicide victims in 32 states. |
Juvenile (ages 7-17) suicide rates by State, 1981-2007
| State |
Suicide rate* |
Suicide/Homicide ratio |
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| United States |
26.4 |
0.8 |
| Alabama |
25.8 |
0.8 |
| Alaska |
77.1 |
2.2 |
| Arizona |
40.8 |
1.1 |
| Arkansas |
34.7 |
1.0 |
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| California |
20.0 |
0.4 |
| Colorado |
44.1 |
2.0 |
| Connecticut |
18.0 |
0.7 |
| Delaware |
25.5 |
1.4 |
| District of Columbia |
14.6 |
0.1 |
|
| Florida |
23.4 |
0.7 |
| Georgia |
23.9 |
0.7 |
| Hawaii |
23.5 |
2.4 |
| Idaho |
53.7 |
4.8 |
| Illinois |
20.8 |
0.4 |
|
| Indiana |
27.2 |
1.1 |
| Iowa |
34.3 |
3.5 |
| Kansas |
33.4 |
1.5 |
| Kentucky |
26.5 |
1.7 |
| Louisiana |
29.8 |
0.5 |
|
| Maine |
32.8 |
4.1 |
| Maryland |
22.4 |
0.5 |
| Massachusetts |
15.9 |
0.9 |
| Michigan |
26.9 |
0.7 |
| Minnesota |
35.3 |
2.8 |
|
| Mississippi |
26.8 |
0.8 |
| Missouri |
29.2 |
0.7 |
| Montana |
58.7 |
3.3 |
| Nebraska |
36.5 |
2.0 |
| Nevada |
40.3 |
1.2 |
|
| New Hampshire |
29.4 |
4.3 |
| New Jersey |
13.4 |
0.6 |
| New Mexico |
57.8 |
1.5 |
| New York |
14.7 |
0.4 |
| North Carolina |
27.2 |
1.0 |
|
| North Dakota |
48.5 |
8.1 |
| Ohio |
25.2 |
1.2 |
| Oklahoma |
35.4 |
1.2 |
| Oregon |
32.9 |
2.0 |
| Pennsylvania |
24.9 |
1.0 |
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| Rhode Island |
17.2 |
0.8 |
| South Carolina |
23.9 |
0.9 |
| South Dakota |
60.0 |
5.6 |
| Tennessee |
26.7 |
1.0 |
| Texas |
29.8 |
0.8 |
|
| Utah |
45.9 |
3.5 |
| Vermont |
29.8 |
3.5 |
| Virginia |
27.6 |
1.0 |
| Washington |
29.9 |
1.4 |
| West Virginia |
28.2 |
1.5 |
| Wisconsin |
34.3 |
1.7 |
| Wyoming |
61.2 |
4.2 |
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Notes: The suicide rate is the average annual number of suicides of youth ages 7–17 divided by the average annual population of youth ages 7–17 (in millions). The suicide/homicide ratio is the total number of suicides of youth ages 7–17 divided by the total number of homicides of youth ages 7–17. A ratio of more than 1.0 indicates that the number of suicides was greater than the number of homicides.
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- Juveniles (ages 7-17) in North Dakota were more than eight times as likely to be a victim of suicide than to be a victim of homicide between 1981 and 2007; juveniles in the District of Columbia were 18 times as likely to be a victim of homicide than to be a victim of suicide over the same time period.
- Suicide rates varied largely by State between 1981 and 2007. The suicide rate was highest in Alaska (77.1 suicides per million persons ages 7-17) and lowest in New Jersey (13.4 suicides per million persons ages 7-17).
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/victims/qa02704.asp?qaDate=2007.
Released on December 21, 2010.
Data source: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC. (2010). WISQARS (Web-Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) [interactive database system]. Online. Available: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html
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