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Number of murder offenders in the United States in 2024, by age

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August 2025

Region

United States

Survey time period

2024

Supplementary notes

Due to the FBI's transition to a new crime reporting system, not all law enforcement agencies submitted crime data to the FBI for 2024. As a result, figures may not accurately reflect the total number of crimes.

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Number of murder offenders in the U.S. 2024, by age

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Feb 24, 2026

murderers in the United States in 2024 were individuals between the ages of 20 and 24. In the same year, there were ** murderer offenders aged between nine and 12 years.

Murder rate in the United States

Despite some feeling that violent crime in the United States is on the rise, the murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate has declined steeply since 1990. The murder rate has risen some since 2014, but it is nowhere near its peak in 1991.

Murder victims in the U.S.

The vast majority of murders in the U.S. were committed with firearms, including handguns, rifles, shotguns, and other unidentified guns or firearms. This is generally attributed to the high rate of gun ownership in the U.S., which makes guns more accessible than in other countries.

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