The number of homicides involving a firearm increased significantly. This increase is even greater than self-reported instances of violent behavior, indicating that this trend was the key violence problem of the 1990s. By 2002, the murder rates committed by juveniles dropped to 1984 levels. The UCR subdivides homicides into three types: a juvenile acting alone, a juvenile acting with at least one other juvenile, and a juvenile acting with an adult (usually under twenty-four years of age). Overall, homicide levels dropped considerably; proportionately, half are solo acts, a third involve an adult, and a tenth involve another juvenile. Currently, juveniles commit about one-tenth of all murders (approximately 1,300 victims annually). Two-thirds of the victims were killed (by males) with a firearm. A third of female offenders used a gun and consistently have about 200 victims annually. Demographically, most victims...
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