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When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1996 Homicide Data

Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Incidents

Oklahoma

34 females were murdered by males in Oklahoma in 1996

The homicide rate among females murdered by males in Oklahoma was 2.02 per 100,000 in 1996

Ranked 14th highest in the United States


Age

Five female homicide victims (15 percent) were less than 18 years old, and one victim was 65 years of age or older.


Race

Twenty-six female murder victims were white, five were black, and three were American Indian or Alaskan natives.


Most Common Weapons

In cases in which the weapon used in the homicide could be identified (32 cases), nearly two thirds of the female homicide victims (20 victims or 63 percent) were shot and killed with guns. Nearly two thirds of these gun victims (13 victims or 65 percent) were killed with handguns. There were six females killed by bodily force and three killed with blunt objects. The remainder of cases involved other non-firearm weapons.


Victim/Offender Relationship

More than nine out of 10 female victims (33 victims or 97 percent) were murdered by someone they knew. Only one female victim was killed by a stranger. Of victims who knew their offenders, 70 percent (23 victims) were wives, common law wives, ex-wives, or girlfriends of the offenders. Among the 23 female intimates murdered, 65 percent (15 victims) were killed with guns; 60 percent of these gun victims (nine victims) were shot and killed with handguns.


Circumstance

Ninety-four percent (32 cases) of the homicides were not related to the commission of another felony. Of these cases, 41 percent (13 cases) involved arguments between the victim and offender.


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