1989 Annual Report of Vital Statistics Department of Health, City of New Haven
 

Homicide

RANK: 9
Total Deaths: 29
% of Total: 2.1%
Crude Death Rate: 23.0/100,000
ICD Codes(s): (E960-969)

A total of 29 resident deaths due to homicide occurred in 1989. The crude death rate from homicides was 22.2/100,000. The death rate for nonwhite residents was higher than that of white residents. The nonwhite death rate was 45.7/100,000 whereas the white death rate was 7.7/100,000. Male residents accounted for 89% of the homicidal deaths, and had a death rate of 43.6/100,000. There were 3 female homicidal deaths recorded in 1989, making the female homicidal death rate 4.3/100,000.

Homicide Deaths
New Haven Resident Deaths (1985-1989)

    1989 1988 1987 1986 1985
Total 29 20 20 14 13
  White 6 7 11 4 2
  Nonwhite 23 13 9 10 11
Male 26 16 13 12 12
  White 4 5 5 4 1
  Nonwhite 22 11 8 8 11
Female 3 4 7 2 1
  White 2 2 6 0 1
  Nonwhite 1 2 1 2 0

 
This document was digitized on March 15, 1999 by Andrew Swan as part of the New Haven Health Project.
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