1994 Annual Report of Vital Statistics Department of Health, City of New Haven
 

Homicide

RANK: 7 (tie)
Total Deaths: 31
% of Total: 2.4%
Crude Death Rate: 23.8/100,000
ICD Code(s): (E960-969)

A total of 31 resident deaths due to homicide occurred in 1994. The 1994 crude death rate from homicides was 23.8/100,000 increasing from the 1993 crude death rate of 16.8/100,000. The death rate for nonwhite residents was higher than that of white residents. The nonwhite death rate was 34.8/100,000 whereas the white death rate was 14.2/100,000. Male residents accounted for 70% of the homicidal deaths and had a death rate of 35.8/100,000. There were 9 female homicidal deaths recorded in 1994, making the female homicidal death rate 13.0/100,000.

Homicide Deaths
New Haven Resident Deaths (1990-1994)

1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Total 31 22 31 37 25
     White 10 5 7 8 4
     Nonwhite 21 17 24 29 21
Male 22 17 25 29 19
     White 8 4 5 7 1
     Nonwhite 14 13 20 22 18
Female 9 5 6 8 6
     White 2 1 2 1 3
     Nonwhite 7 4 4 7 3

 
This document was digitized on March 31, 1999 by Andrew Swan as part of the New Haven Health Project.
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