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When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1998 Homicide Data
Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Incidents
Appendix One: Number of Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single
Offender Homicides and Rates by State, 1998
State
Ranking by Rate |
State |
Number of Homicide Victims |
Homicide Rate per 100,000 |
9 |
Alabama |
47 |
2.08 |
43 |
Alaska |
2 |
0.69 |
16 |
Arizona |
44 |
1.86 |
3 |
Arkansas |
35 |
2.67 |
25 |
California |
223 |
1.36 |
10 |
Colorado |
41 |
2.05 |
24 |
Connecticut |
23 |
1.36 |
28 |
Delaware |
5 |
1.31 |
NA |
Florida |
NA |
NA |
15 |
Georgia |
76 |
1.94 |
41 |
Hawaii |
5 |
0.84 |
37 |
Idaho |
6 |
0.97 |
35 |
Illinois |
67 |
1.09 |
14 |
Indiana |
60 |
1.98 |
33 |
Iowa |
16 |
1.09 |
NA |
Kansas |
NA |
NA |
34 |
Kentucky |
22 |
1.09 |
2 |
Louisiana |
61 |
2.69 |
6 |
Maine |
15 |
2.35 |
22 |
Maryland |
38 |
1.44 |
46 |
Massachusetts |
15 |
0.47 |
21 |
Michigan |
80 |
1.59 |
44 |
Minnesota |
13 |
0.54 |
11 |
Mississippi |
29 |
2.02 |
17 |
Missouri |
49 |
1.75 |
40 |
Montana |
4 |
0.90 |
39 |
Nebraska |
8 |
0.94 |
8 |
Nevada |
18 |
2.10 |
36 |
New Hampshire |
6 |
1.00 |
26 |
New Jersey |
57 |
1.36 |
27 |
New Mexico |
12 |
1.36 |
38 |
New York |
90 |
0.95 |
4 |
North Carolina |
100 |
2.57 |
47 |
North Dakota |
1 |
0.31 |
32 |
Ohio |
64 |
1.10 |
7 |
Oklahoma |
37 |
2.16 |
29 |
Oregon |
21 |
1.26 |
23 |
Pennsylvania |
88 |
1.41 |
42 |
Rhode Island |
4 |
0.78 |
1 |
South Carolina |
62 |
3.12 |
45 |
South Dakota |
2 |
0.53 |
19 |
Tennessee |
46 |
1.64 |
12 |
Texas |
199 |
1.99 |
30 |
Utah |
13 |
1.23 |
18 |
Vermont |
5 |
1.66 |
13 |
Virginia |
69 |
1.99 |
31 |
Washington |
33 |
1.15 |
20 |
West Virginia |
15 |
1.60 |
NA |
Wisconsin |
NA |
NA |
5 |
Wyoming |
6 |
2.51 |
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U.S. Total |
1,932 |
1.40 |
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