When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1997 Homicide Data
Appendix One: Number of Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Homicides and Rates by State, 1997
State Ranking by Rate |
State |
Number of Homicide Victims |
Homicide Rate per 100,000 |
7 |
Alabama |
51 |
2.27 |
10 |
Alaska |
6 |
2.07 |
19 |
Arizona |
36 |
1.56 |
3 |
Arkansas |
37 |
2.84 |
21 |
California |
239 |
1.48 |
14 |
Colorado |
36 |
1.83 |
38 |
Connecticut |
14 |
0.83 |
25 |
Delaware |
5 |
1.32 |
NA |
Florida |
NA |
NA |
12 |
Georgia |
74 |
1.92 |
29 |
Hawaii |
7 |
1.18 |
34 |
Idaho |
6 |
0.99 |
41 |
Illinois |
49 |
0.80 |
28 |
Indiana |
36 |
1.20 |
42 |
Iowa |
9 |
0.61 |
48 |
Kansas |
0 |
. |
20 |
Kentucky |
30 |
1.49 |
1 |
Louisiana |
89 |
3.94 |
45 |
Maine |
3 |
0.47 |
11 |
Maryland |
53 |
2.02 |
43 |
Massachusetts |
18 |
0.57 |
17 |
Michigan |
86 |
1.71 |
37 |
Minnesota |
20 |
0.84 |
27 |
Mississippi |
18 |
1.27 |
16 |
Missouri |
49 |
1.76 |
24 |
Montana |
6 |
1.36 |
44 |
Nebraska |
4 |
0.47 |
2 |
Nevada |
25 |
3.03 |
48 |
New Hampshire |
0 |
. |
33 |
New Jersey |
43 |
1.03 |
15 |
New Mexico |
16 |
1.83 |
31 |
New York |
101 |
1.07 |
6 |
North Carolina |
89 |
2.33 |
47 |
North Dakota |
1 |
0.31 |
39 |
Ohio |
47 |
0.81 |
5 |
Oklahoma |
41 |
2.41 |
30 |
Oregon |
18 |
1.10 |
22 |
Pennsylvania |
87 |
1.39 |
35 |
Rhode Island |
5 |
0.97 |
4 |
South Carolina |
50 |
2.54 |
40 |
South Dakota |
3 |
0.80 |
18 |
Tennessee |
47 |
1.69 |
13 |
Texas |
182 |
1.85 |
32 |
Utah |
11 |
1.06 |
46 |
Vermont |
1 |
0.33 |
8 |
Virginia |
76 |
2.21 |
36 |
Washington |
26 |
0.92 |
26 |
West Virginia |
12 |
1.28 |
23 |
Wisconsin |
36 |
1.36 |
9 |
Wyoming |
5 |
2.09 |
. |
U.S. Total |
1,920 |
1.40 |
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