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When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1996 Homicide DataFemales Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender IncidentsIowa11 females were murdered by males in Iowa in 1996The homicide rate among females murdered by males in Iowa was 0.75 per 100,000 in 1996 Ranked 42nd highest in the United States
Two female homicide victims (18 percent) were less than 18 years old.
Ten female murder victims were white and one was black.
In cases in which the weapon used in the homicide could be identified (10 cases), six of the 10 female homicide victims were shot and killed with guns. Two thirds of these gun victims (four victims or 67 percent) were killed with handguns. There were three females killed by bodily force and one female killed with a knife or other cutting instrument.
All of the female victims were murdered by someone they knew. Nearly half (five victims or 45 percent) were wives, common law wives, ex-wives, or girlfriends of the offenders. Among the five female intimates murdered, 80 percent (four victims) were shot and killed with handguns.
In cases in which the circumstance of the homicide could be identified (six cases), none of the cases were related to the commission of another felony. Half (three cases) involved arguments between the victim and offender.
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