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When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1996 Homicide DataFemales Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender IncidentsAlabama55 females were murdered by males in Alabama in 1996The homicide rate among females murdered by males in Alabama was 2.48 per 100,000 in 1996 Ranked 7th highest in the United States
Four female homicide victims (seven percent) were less than 18 years old, and four victims (seven percent) were 65 years of age or older.
Thirty-six female murder victims were black and 19 were white.
In cases in which the weapon used in the homicide could be identified (46 cases), two thirds of all female homicide victims (31 victims or 67 percent) were shot and killed with guns. Nine out of 10 of these gun victims (28 victims) were killed with handguns. There were 12 females killed with knives or other cutting instruments and three females killed by bodily force.
In cases in which the relationship between the victim and the offender could be identified (50 cases), all but one female victim were murdered by someone they knew. Only one victim was killed by a stranger. Of victims who knew their offenders, nearly two thirds (31 victims or 63 percent) were wives, common law wives, ex-wives, or girlfriends of the offenders. Among the 31 female intimates murdered, 65 percent (20 victims) were killed with guns; 95 percent of these gun victims (19 victims) were shot and killed with handguns.
In cases in which the circumstance of the homicide could be identified (42 cases), 83 percent (35 cases) were not related to the commission of another felony. Of these cases, more than eight out of 10 (29 cases or 83 percent) involved arguments between the victim and offender.
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