Shooting Victim Demographics January 2020 – November 2022 Indianapolis, Indiana.

Abstract

BACKGROUND Age, race, and sex discrepancies exist between the demographics of Indianapolis residents and the demographics of shooting victims within Indianapolis. OBJECTIVE Examine trends in age, race, and sex of shooting victims between January 1, 2020 – November 30, 2022. KEY FINDINGS Shooting victims between 15 and 19 years of age showed the largest difference in comparison to Indianapolis demographics (AreaVibes, 2022). While 6% of the population falls in the 15-19 age group, 20% of shooting victims were between 15 and 19 years old. Age of victims was not reported in 59% of reports. The Indianapolis population is comprised of 47% males and 53% females while shooting victims were comprised of 79% males and 21% females. Race of shooting victims was not reported in 85% of shootings, making analysis and comparisons to the Indianapolis population unreliable. On average, 50% of non-fatal shooting victims were juveniles while only 29% of the Indianapolis population are juveniles. An average of 17% of fatal shootings involved juvenile victims. To date, 2022 trends include the largest proportion of juvenile fatal and non-fatal shooting victims since 2020