The homicide record for 1932

Abstract

In 31 American cities with a combined population of 25,096,869 in 1932, there were 2,706 homicides, corresponding to a rate of 10.8 per 100,000 population. The rates for 1931 and 1930 were 10.8 and 10.9 respectively. Records of homicides in this group of cities show that in 1900 the rate was 5.1. In 1901 and 1902 the rate was 4.9, the lowest recorded from 1900 to 1932. Between 1901 and 1925 there was a rapid rise in the homicide rate, culminating in 11.3 in the latter year. Since 1925 the rate has declined somewhat though it is still more than twice that existing at the beginning of the century.