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When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1996 Homicide DataFemales Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender IncidentsMississippi20 females were murdered by males in Mississippi in 1996The homicide rate among females murdered by males in Mississippi was 1.42 per 100,000 in 1996 Ranked 27th highest in the United States
Four female homicide victims (20 percent) were less than 18 years old, and one victim was 65 years of age or older.
Thirteen female murder victims were black and seven were white.
In cases in which the weapon used in the homicide could be identified (19 cases), more than half of the female homicide victims (10 victims or 53 percent) were shot and killed with handguns. There were five females killed with knives or other cutting instruments, and two killed with blunt objects. The remainder of cases involved other non-firearm weapons.
More than eight out of 10 female victims (17 victims or 85 percent) were murdered by someone they knew. Only three female victims (15 percent) were killed by strangers. Of victims who knew their offenders, 53 percent (nine victims) were wives, common law wives, ex-wives, or girlfriends of the offenders. Among the nine female intimates murdered, 56 percent (five victims) were shot and killed with handguns.
In cases in which the circumstance of the homicide could be identified (16 cases), 81 percent (13 cases) were not related to the commission of another felony. Of these cases, 77 percent (10 cases) involved arguments between the victim and offender.
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