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When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2000 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, 2000
State Ranking by Rate |
State |
Number of Homicide Victims |
Homicide Rate per 100,000 |
13 |
Alabama |
38 |
1.65 |
42 |
Alaska |
2 |
0.66 |
2 |
Arizona |
58 |
2.26 |
7 |
Arkansas |
26 |
1.90 |
22 |
California |
224 |
1.32 |
25 |
Colorado |
25 |
1.17 |
32 |
Connecticut |
17 |
0.97 |
18 |
Delaware |
6 |
1.49 |
. |
Florida |
NA |
NA |
10 |
Georgia |
70 |
1.68 |
17 |
Hawaii |
9 |
1.49 |
44 |
Idaho |
4 |
0.62 |
35 |
Illinois |
51 |
0.80 |
24 |
Indiana |
39 |
1.26 |
34 |
Iowa |
13 |
0.87 |
45 |
Kansas |
8 |
0.59 |
41 |
Kentucky |
14 |
0.68 |
5 |
Louisiana |
47 |
2.04 |
33 |
Maine |
6 |
0.92 |
20 |
Maryland |
40 |
1.46 |
43 |
Massachusetts |
21 |
0.64 |
15 |
Michigan |
82 |
1.62 |
26 |
Minnesota |
29 |
1.17 |
1 |
Mississippi |
40 |
2.72 |
16 |
Missouri |
46 |
1.60 |
48 |
Montana |
1 |
0.22 |
46 |
Nebraska |
4 |
0.46 |
9 |
Nevada |
17 |
1.73 |
36 |
New Hampshire |
5 |
0.80 |
37 |
New Jersey |
34 |
0.78 |
8 |
New Mexico |
17 |
1.84 |
31 |
New York |
101 |
1.03 |
6 |
North Carolina |
81 |
1.97 |
47 |
North Dakota |
1 |
0.31 |
30 |
Ohio |
61 |
1.04 |
19 |
Oklahoma |
26 |
1.48 |
38 |
Oregon |
13 |
0.75 |
21 |
Pennsylvania |
92 |
1.45 |
40 |
Rhode Island |
4 |
0.73 |
3 |
South Carolina |
46 |
2.23 |
49 |
South Dakota |
0 |
0.00 |
4 |
Tennessee |
62 |
2.12 |
12 |
Texas |
174 |
1.66 |
29 |
Utah |
12 |
1.08 |
23 |
Vermont |
4 |
1.29 |
11 |
Virginia |
60 |
1.66 |
28 |
Washington |
33 |
1.11 |
39 |
West Virginia |
7 |
0.75 |
27 |
Wisconsin |
31 |
1.14 |
14 |
Wyoming |
4 |
1.63 |
. |
U.S. Total |
1,805 |
1.34 |
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