murder in new york city 2012

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MURDERIN NEW YORK CITY

2012


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In2012,419peoplewereclassifiedasmurdervictimsinNewYorkCity the

lowestnumberofmurdervictimsinover50years.

Thisis

a

decline

of

19%

from

2011.

96%ofthedeclinefrom2011to2012canbeattributedtofewerblackand

Hispanicmurdervictims.

Thenumberofmurdervictimsincludes14peoplewhowereassaultedin

previousyears

(in

one

case

as

long

ago

as

1973)

but

who

died

in

2012,

or

who

diedinpreviousyearsbutwhosedeathswerenotclassifiedasmurders(either

bytheMedicalExaminerorthroughpoliceinvestigation)until2012.

Thefollowingpagespresentavisualanalysisofthese419victims,aswellas

the290

suspects

identified

as

of

February

28,

2013,

in

their

murders.

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New York Citys 2012 Murder Victims--- Who Were They?419 Homicide Victims in NYC

WHERE:

Brooklyn 36%

Bronx 27%

Queens20%

Manhattan 15%

StatenIsland 2%

HOW:

Shot 57%

Stabbed 21%

Bludgeoned 11%

PhysicalForce 6%

Other 5%

WHY:

Dispute/Revenge 42%

Drug 11%

Domestic 18%

Robbery/Burglary 6%

Gang 9%

Unknown 13%

Other 1%

WHEN:

37%killed

between

11pmand5am

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fBlack New Yorkers, whomake up 23% of the Cityspopulation, represent 60% ofthose murdered; nearly 40%of all victims were male blacksaged 16 to 37

f86% of black males aged 16to 21 were killed with a gun

f46% of New Yorkers arenon-Hispanic white or Asian,yet these groups representonly 13% of those murdered

60%were

black

9% were white27% were Hispanic60% were black4% were Asian


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Oneinsixwere

women fOf all women murdered,27% were killed with afirearm; for men the figurewas 64%

fOf all women murdered,

34% were stabbed; for menthe figure was 18%

f68% of all murders ofwomen were incidents ofdomestic violence, comparedto 7% of murders of men

84% were male16% were female

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fOne-fifth of victims wereon probation, parole, or had awarrant for their arrest at thetime of death

f10% of victims were

confirmed gang membersf71% of female victims hadno prior arrest records

f21% of male victims had noprior arrest records

71% had prior arrests 29% had no prior arrests

Sevenout

of

ten

had

prior

arrests

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NearlyTwo-thirds

were

16

to

37

years

old

6% were 0 to15 years old 65% were 16 to 37 years old 29% were 38 to 95 years old

fThere were 96 fewer murdervictims in 2012 compared with2011 (419 vs. 515)

f96% of the decline can beattributed to fewer black andHispanic victims

fThere were 92 fewer black andHispanic murder victims in 2012compared with 2011

fThe average age of 2012murder victims was 32 years,while the median age was 27 years

fIn 2012, 6% of murder victims

were children aged 0-15, and 44%of these children were underthree years old

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fAmong black suspects arrestedor identified, 83% of their victimswere also black

fAmong Hispanic suspectsarrested or identified, 72% oftheir victims were also Hispanic

f54% of Asian and whitesuspects were involved indomestic incidents

Over

90%

were

black

or

Hispanic

7% were white37% were Hispanic53% were black3% were Asian

New York Citys 2012 Murder Suspects-- Who Are They?290 known suspects (arrested and not arrested) as of 02/05/2013

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Approximatelyone in fifteen werewomenfOf the women arrested formurder in 2012, half occurredduring domestic incidents

f 44% of these females werearrested for killing a child

fNot one female suspect

shot her victimf21% of female suspectsvictims were also female

93% were male7% were female


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87% hadatleastonepriorarrestf38% of suspects had priorarrests for drug sales orpossession

fOver one-quarter ofsuspects were on probation,parole, or had a warrant fortheir arrest at the time oftheir murder incident

f26% of female suspects hadno prior arrests

13% had no prior arrests87% had prior arrests


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fThe average age of suspectswas 30 years; the median agewas 26 years

f26% of murder suspectswere ages16 and 21

fThe youngest suspectarrested for murder was 15

fThe oldest suspect was 82

NearlyFour out of Fivewere16 to 37 yearsold

19% were 38 to 82 years old79% were 16 to 37 years oldFewer than1% were under16 years old


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