When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1996 Homicide Data

Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Incidents

Alaska

The homicide rate among females murdered by males in Alaska was 1.39 per 100,000 in 1996

Ranked 29th highest in the United States

Race

Two female murder victims were Asian or Pacific Islanders, one was white, and one was American Indian or Alaskan native.

Most Common Weapons

Three of the four female homicide victims were shot and killed with guns. Two of these gun victims were shot and killed with handguns. There was one female killed by bodily force.

Victim/Offender Relationship

In cases in which the victim to offender relationship could be identified (three cases), every victim was murdered by someone she knew.

Circumstance

In the one case in which the circumstance of the homicide could be identified, the murder was not related to the commission of another felony.

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