| Violent Crime Victimization |
| Q: |
In which States do juvenile suicide victims outnumber juvenile homicide victims? |
| A: |
Between 1999 and 2020, youth suicide victims outnumbered youth homicide victims in 38 states.
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Youth (ages 10-17) suicide rates by State, 1999-2020
| State |
Suicide rate* |
Suicide/Homicide ratio |
| United States |
3.6 |
1.3 |
| Alabama |
3.3 |
0.9 |
| Alaska |
12.3 |
3.9 |
| Arizona |
4.9 |
1.6 |
| Arkansas |
4.8 |
1.7 |
| California |
2.2 |
0.7 |
| Colorado |
7.1 |
3.7 |
| Connecticut |
2.3 |
1.6 |
| Delaware |
3.3 |
1.2 |
| District of Columbia |
2.0 |
0.1 |
| Florida |
2.8 |
1.0 |
| Georgia |
3.2 |
1.0 |
| Hawaii |
3.3 |
NA |
| Idaho |
7.3 |
11.2 |
| Illinois |
3.0 |
0.6 |
| Indiana |
3.9 |
1.3 |
| Iowa |
4.8 |
4.2 |
| Kansas |
5.0 |
2.6 |
| Kentucky |
3.8 |
1.9 |
| Louisiana |
3.8 |
0.6 |
| Maine |
4.1 |
6.3 |
| Maryland |
2.8 |
0.6 |
| Massachusetts |
2.2 |
1.6 |
| Michigan |
4.2 |
1.4 |
| Minnesota |
4.7 |
3.5 |
| Mississippi |
3.4 |
0.8 |
| Missouri |
4.6 |
1.1 |
| Montana |
8.6 |
6.4 |
| Nebraska |
5.0 |
2.6 |
| Nevada |
4.7 |
1.5 |
| New Hampshire |
3.7 |
NA |
| New Jersey |
1.8 |
1.0 |
| New Mexico |
8.4 |
2.3 |
| New York |
2.1 |
0.9 |
| North Carolina |
3.3 |
1.2 |
| North Dakota |
8.1 |
8.5 |
| Ohio |
3.9 |
1.5 |
| Oklahoma |
5.5 |
2.0 |
| Oregon |
4.6 |
4.4 |
| Pennsylvania |
3.5 |
1.3 |
| Rhode Island |
2.3 |
1.5 |
| South Carolina |
3.8 |
1.2 |
| South Dakota |
11.5 |
10.1 |
| Tennessee |
3.7 |
1.1 |
| Texas |
3.8 |
1.5 |
| Utah |
6.7 |
7.5 |
| Vermont |
4.4 |
6.2 |
| Virginia |
3.6 |
1.5 |
| Washington |
4.3 |
2.6 |
| West Virginia |
4.1 |
2.5 |
| Wisconsin |
4.5 |
2.2 |
| Wyoming |
9.4 |
4.8 |
Notes: *The suicide rate is the average annual number of suicides of youth ages 10–17 divided by the average annual population of youth ages 10–17 (per 100,000). The suicide/homicide ratio is the total number of suicides of youth ages 10–17 divided by the total number of homicides of youth ages 10–17. A ratio of more than 1.0 indicates that the number of suicides was greater than the number of homicides.
NA: Too few homicides to calculate a ratio.
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- Youth ages 10-17 in Idaho, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Utah were about 7 to 11 times more likely to be the victim of a suicide than to be a victim of homicide between 1999 and 2020; youth in the District of Columbia were about 11 times more 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 1999 and 2020. The suicide rate was highest in Alaska and South Dakota (12.3 and 11.5 suicides per 100,000 persons ages 10-17, respectively) and lowest in New Jersey (1.8 suicides per 100,000 persons ages 10-17). The U.S. youth suicide rate was 3.6 in 2020.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/victims/qa02704.asp?qaDate=2020.
Released on April 18, 2022.
Data source: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC. WISQARS (Web-Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) [Retrieved March 4, 2022]. Online. Available: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html
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