When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1996 Homicide Data

Table One: Number of Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Homicides and Rates by State, 1996

State

Number of Homicide Victims

Homicide Rate per 100,000

Alabama 55 2.48
Alaska 4 1.39
Arizona 35 1.57
Arkansas 27 2.08
California 282 1.77
Colorado 28 1.45
Connecticut 22 1.31
Delaware 12 3.23
Florida 43 0.58
Georgia 93 2.47
Hawaii 10 1.71
Idaho 7 1.18
Illinois 54 0.89
Indiana 46 1.54
Iowa 11 0.75
Kentucky 44 2.20
Louisiana 66 2.93
Maine 10 1.57
Maryland 54 2.08
Massachusetts 19 0.60
Michigan 86 1.75
Minnesota 34 1.44
Mississippi 20 1.42
Missouri 51 1.85
Nebraska 3 0.36
Nevada 27 3.44
New Hampshire 4 0.68
New Jersey 51 1.24
New Mexico 13 1.50
New York 104 1.10
North Carolina 100 2.66
North Dakota 3 0.93
Ohio 54 0.94
Oklahoma 34 2.02
Oregon 22 1.36
Pennsylvania 71 1.14
Rhode Island 5 0.97
South Carolina 58 3.03
South Dakota 1 0.27
Tennessee 53 1.93
Texas 210 2.17
Utah 14 1.39
Vermont 2 0.67
Virginia 87 2.56
Washington 47 1.69
West Virginia 11 1.16
Wisconsin 37 1.41
Wyoming 5 2.09
U.S. Total 2,129 1.57

There were no female homicide victims reported for Kansas or Montana.


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