Trends in alcohol and marijuana detected in homicide victims in 9 US states: 2004–2016

Table 1 Prevalence of alcohol and marijuana detected in homicide victims by demographic characteristics: National Violent Death Reporting System; Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin; 2004–2016

Characteristics	Homicide victims	Positive for alcohol		Positive for marijuana		Positive for both substances
Characteristics	No.	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Age, years *
15–20	1946	450	23.1	910	46.8	223	11.5
21–34	5839	2342	40.1	2253	38.6	852	14.6
35–49	2872	1287	44.8	564	19.6	280	9.8
50–64	1418	543	38.3	177	12.5	76	5.4
≥ 65	555	111	20.0	14	2.5	5	0.9
Sex *
Male	10,303	4094	39.7	3567	34.6	1322	12.8
Female	2335	643	27.5	351	15.0	114	4.9
Race *
White	4691	1874	40.0	1090	23.2	470	10.0
Black	6659	2412	36.2	2529	38.0	860	12.9
Other	972	348	35.8	227	23.4	86	8.9

ISSN: 2197-1714