When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1996 Homicide Data

Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Incidents

Nebraska

The homicide rate among females murdered by males in Nebraska was 0.36 per 100,000 in 1996

Ranked 47th highest in the United States

Race

All three females murdered in Nebraska were white.

Most Common Weapons

In the two cases in which the weapon used in the homicide could be identified, both female homicide victims were shot and killed with handguns.

Victim/Offender Relationship

All three of the female victims were murdered by someone they knew. Two of the victims were wives, common law wives, ex-wives, or girlfriends of the offenders. One of these two was shot and killed with a handgun.

Circumstance

None of the three cases was related to the commission of another felony.

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