TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Family and Community Violence A1 - Boynton-Jarrett, Renée A1 - Sege, Robert A2 - Kline, Mark W. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - Violence is among the leading causes of death and disability for American children and adolescents. The epidemic of murder took the lives of approximately 2000 young people annually between 1980 and 2002. During this period, approximately 1 out of every 4 youth homicides was committed by juveniles. Overall, homicide was the third leading cause of death for youth aged 13 to 21 and the leading cause of death for African American young men in this age category. Altogether, violence claimed the lives of 6849 Americans under 22 years old in 2014 (7.5 per 100,000); homicide and suicide were among the top three causes of death in the pediatric population. Despite a recent national decline in the homicide rate, the United States continues to have one of the highest homicide rates in the world. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182917790 ER -