Homicide- One of the leading causes of death for teenagers in America. Learn about the risk factors on todays show.

Although homicide is only the tip of the iceberg of interpersonal violence, it used for this discussion because data on homicide are collected more reliably than assault data, and because it illustrates the need to focus on acquaintance violence. Most of us don't have to be convinced that there is a great deal of violence in our society. However, young people are often unaware of the frequency of acquaintance violence.