Table 2 Distribution of older adult homicide perpetrator characteristics using the National Violent Death Reporting System Data from 2003 to 2017
From: Characteristics and patterns of older adult homicides in the United States
Perpetrator Characteristicsa | Total (N = 5961) N (%) | Firearm Homicides (n = 2579) n (%) | Non-firearm Homicides (n = 3382) n (%) | Prevalence Difference (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Male | 3833 (86.3) | 1708 (88.7) | 2125 (84.4) | 4.3 (2.3, 6.3) |
Female | 610 (13.7) | 217 (11.3) | 393 (15.6) | −4.3 (−6.3, −2.3) |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||
White, non-Hispanic | 2273 (46.1) | 1105 (51.4) | 1168 (42.0) | 9.4 (6.6, 12.1) |
Black, non-Hispanic | 1138 (23.1) | 471 (21.9) | 667 (24.0) | −2.1 (−4.4, 0.3) |
Hispanic | 188 (3.8) | 60 (2.8) | 128 (4.6) | −1.8 (−2.9, 0.7) |
All other raceb | 1329 (27.0) | 514 (23.9) | 815 (29.3) | −5.4 (−7.9, −3.0) |
Age (years) | ||||
< 18 | 122 (3.4) | 54 (3.3) | 68 (3.4) | −0.1 (−1.2, 1.1) |
18 to 59 | 2611 (71.9) | 934 (57.8) | 1677 (83.2) | −25.4 (−28.3, − 22.4) |
60 and above | 898 (24.7) | 627 (38.8) | 271 (13.4) | 25.4 (22.6, 28.2) |
Perpetrator was caregiver for victim | 236 (5.1) | 86 (4.2) | 150 (5.7) | −1.5 (−2.8, −0.3) |
Perpetrator mentally ill | 418 (13.8) | 116 (8.7) | 301 (17.7) | −8.9 (−11.3, −6.6) |