Our homicide rate is also much higher than in those countries.

From 1987 through 1991, the homicide rate increased by 5 percent a year.

In fact, as of March 20, the homicide rate was down more than 12 percent from this time last year, the police said.

In 2002, the homicide rate here was 18.9 per 100,000 people.

By the mid-1990's, no American city had a higher homicide rate.

From the early 1980s through the mid-1990s, homicide rates increased by 50 percent.

From 1990 to 1993, the homicide rate among people age 25 years and older dropped 10 percent, he said.

Homicide rates have declined to the levels of the 1960's.

The drug market is a major contributor to the Nation's homicide rate.

From 1992 to 1994, Italy's homicide rate fell more than 40 percent.