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Juveniles as Victims
Violent Crime Victimization
Q: In which States do juvenile suicide victims outnumber juvenile homicide victims?
A: Between 1981 and 2005, juvenile suicide victims outnumbered juvenile homicide victims in 32 states.
Juvenile (ages 7-17) suicide rates by State, 1981-2005

Juvenile (ages 7-17) suicide rates by State, 1981-2005

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 eight times as likely to be a victim of suicide than to be a victim of homicide between 1981 and 2005; juveniles in the District of Columbia were nearly 20 (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 2005. The suicide rate was highest in Alaska (76.2 suicides per million persons ages 7-17) and lowest in New Jersey (13.8 suicides per million persons ages 7-17).
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/victims/qa02704.asp?qaDate=2005. Released on September 12, 2008.

Data source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. (2008). WISQARS (Web-Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) [interactive database system]. Online. Available: http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/

 

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