When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1996 Homicide Data

Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Incidents

North Dakota

The homicide rate among females murdered by males in North Dakota was 0.93 per 100,000 in 1996

Ranked 40th highest in the United States

Race

All three females murdered in North Dakota were white.

Most Common Weapons

Two victims were shot and killed with guns and one was killed with a knife or other cutting instrument.

Victim/Offender Relationship

All three female victims were murdered by someone they knew. Two victims were wives of the offender and the third was the girlfriend of the offender. Two of these female intimates were shot and killed with guns.

Circumstance

In the one case in which the circumstance of the homicide could be identified, it was not related to the commission of another felony. It involved an argument between the victim and the offender.

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