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http://usgovinfo.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.html
IN THIS REPORT trends of mortality from homicide by age, sex, and color are presented for the years 1950-64 … Although infant homicides accounted for only 2,2 percent of the total homicides in 1964, the rate of 5.4 deaths per 100,000 infants under 1 year of age was the highest infanticide rate reported since 1945. The rate for nonwhite infanticide has doubled since 1957…
Infant homicide is a separate problem. Color and sex, play less of a role here than at any other age. The infant rate is higher than the level of homicide for persons 55 years and over. Since 1958, infanticide has risen by about 60 percent. Additional data for 1959-61 show little difference."
This report from the sixties looks at homicide amongst under ones. The more recent study quoted above
ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/children.htm looked at children under 5 and so is not directly comparable. However this~
While the incidence of infanticide has increased,
the rates have remained fairly stable
- black children have recently declined, reaching the lowest level recorded in 2002
- white children have remained stable
- children of other racial groups have remained stable
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Suggests that the overall rate across all sections of the population, if we assume that African Americans number no more than 15% of the population, is not significantly higher than it was in the 60’s. This
The younger the child, the greater the risk for infanticide
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Through the early 1990's, the number of infanticides of children age 1 and younger has increased while the number for older children has remained relatively constant. The number of infanticides of children younger than age 1 declined in the early 1990's and then stabilized.
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Indicates that under Ones constitute about 40% of the total number of infanticides.
In conclusion the thesis that the legalisation of abortion has read to an increase in infanticide is unproven.