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Bookmark or Share- Child murder - WikipediaPedicide, child murder, child manslaughter, or child homicide is the homicide of an individual who is a minor. In many legal jurisdictions it is considered an aggravated form of homicide. The age of the victim may constitute an aggravated factor for homicide offenses, or child murder may be a stand-alone criminal offense.
- Trends in Homicide Rates for US Children Aged 0 to 17, 1999 to 2020Homicide is a leading cause of death among children aged 0 to 17 years in the US, 1 disproportionately affecting boys, older children (eg, 16- to 17-year-olds), infants (ie, children younger than 1 year), and children of color (ie, American Indian or Alaska Native, Black, and Hispanic children). 2-4 Research has linked increased risk of ...
- FastStats - Homicide - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionTrends in Homicide from Health, United States; Deaths: Leading Causes for 2021 [PDF – 3 MB] Emergency Department Visit Rates for Assaults: United States, 2019-2021; Suicide and Homicide Death Rates Among Youth and Young Adults Ages 10–24: United States, 2001-2021; Homicides Among Infants in the United States, 2017–2020 [PDF – 343 KB]
- Child homicide perpetrators worldwide: a systematic reviewChild homicide is the most extreme form of violence against children and a tragic event with serious effects on families and the community. Approximately 95 000 child are murdered each year globally, 1 and the risk of being murdered in childhood is strongly associated with age, gender and geography.
- Child homicide rate - Our World in DataAnnual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.
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