1990 Annual Report of Vital Statistics Department of Health, City of New Haven
 

Homicide

RANK: 9
Total Deaths: 25
% of Total: 2.0%
Crude Death Rate: 19.2/100,000
ICD Codes(s): (E960-969)

A total of 25 resident deaths due to homicide occurred in 1990. The 1990 crude death rate from homicides was 19.2/100,000 decreasing from 1989 with 23.0/100,000. The death rate for nonwhite residents was higher than that of white residents. The nonwhite death rate was 34.9/100,000 whereas the white death rate was 5.7/100,000. Male residents accounted for 76% of the homicidal deaths, and had a death rate of 30.9/100,000. There were 6 female homicidal deaths recorded in 1990, making the female homicidal death rate 8.7/100,000.

Homicide Deaths
New Haven Resident Deaths (1986-1990)

    1990 1989 1988 1987 1986
Total 25 29 20 20 14
  White 4 6 7 11 4
  Nonwhite 21 23 13 9 10
Male 19 26 16 13 12
  White 1 4 5 5 4
  Nonwhite 18 22 11 8 8
Female 6 3 4 7 2
  White 3 2 2 6 0
  Nonwhite 3 1 2 1 2

 
This document was digitized on April 28, 1999 by Andrew Swan as part of the New Haven Health Project.
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