When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1996 Homicide Data

Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Incidents

New Hampshire

The homicide rate among females murdered by males in New Hampshire was 0.68 per 100,000 in 1996

Ranked 43rd highest in the United States

Age

One female victim was 65 years of age or older.

Race

All four females murdered in New Hampshire were white.

Most Common Weapons

All four female homicide victims were shot and killed with guns; two of the four were killed with handguns.

Victim/Offender Relationship

All of the female victims were murdered by someone they knew. Three of the victims were wives, common law wives, ex-wives, or girlfriends of the offenders. All of these three were shot and killed with guns; two of them were killed with handguns.

Circumstance

The circumstance of the homicide could be identified in two cases; neither was related to the commission of another felony.

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