Homicide Counselors keep and maintain data for homicide victims. Males were grossly overrepresented, accounting for 80% of homicide victims. African Americans and Haitians also were grossly overrepresented, accounting for 55% of victims in 2018 and 61% in 2019. Our data is consistent with national data.
Note that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that homicide is the leading cause of death for Non-Hispanic Black males from 1 to 19 (35.3%) and 20-44 (27.6%) years of age, as well as the fourth leading cause of death for Non-Hispanic Black males of all ages (5%). See https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/lcod/men-/2017/index.html for further information. See also Velis, E., Shaw, G., and Whiteman, A., Victim’s profile analysis reveals homicide affinity for minorities and the youth, 2(2) J. Inj. Violence Res. 2(2) 67 (June 2010)(examining homicide victim characteristics for Broward and Miami-Dade Counties from 2004 and 2007).
| Gender | 2018 Number | 2018 % of Total | 2019 Number | 2019 % of Total | 2020 Number | 2020 % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 85 | 96% | 119 | 97% | 105 | 96% |
| Male | 4 | 4% | 4 | 3% | 4 | 4% |
| Total | 89 | 100% | 123 | 100% | 109 | 100% |
| Gender | 2018 Number | 2018 % of Total | 2019 Number | 2019 % of Total | 2020 Number | 2020 % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White, Non-Hispanic | 30 | 34% | 42 | 34% | 31 | 28% |
| Hispanic | 28 | 31% | 40 | 33% | 42 | 39% |
| Black/African-American | 20 | 22% | 28 | 23% | 31 | 28% |
| Haitian | 1 | 1% | 5 | 4% | 2 | 2% |
| Asian | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| American Indian/Native American | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 3 | 3% | 3 | 2% | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 7% | 5 | 4% | 1 | 1% |
| Total | 89 | 100% | 123 | 100% | 109 | 100% |