Single Parent Families 18.5 percent of Washington's children lived in single- parent families in 1990. The 1990 national rate was 25 percent. In 1990, 54.3 percent of Washington's residents moved to their present residence during the prior five years. The national rate was 25 percent. Because of this rapid growth, many of our communities and neighborhoods may be in a state of transition, accommodating new residents.
Research suggests that neighborhoods with high mobility rates also tend to have high crime rates.
Recent Trends in Youth Problem Behavior Outcomes in Washington Youth Homicide and Suicide Deaths Homicide death rates in Washington State rose 78 percent among youth and 63 percent among young adults between 1988 and 1992. More Washington State residents in each age category died from suicide than homicide in each year between 1988 and 1992. These trends reflect a national phenomenon of sharply increasing rates of lethal violence among young people. Suicide death rates have exhibited no clear trend in recent years, and have received very little public attention compared to that for homicide and other forms of violence. However, more people of every age, including children 10 to 17, die from suicide than from homicide.