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When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1996 Homicide DataFemales Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender IncidentsOklahoma34 females were murdered by males in Oklahoma in 1996The homicide rate among females murdered by males in Oklahoma was 2.02 per 100,000 in 1996 Ranked 14th highest in the United States
Five female homicide victims (15 percent) were less than 18 years old, and one victim was 65 years of age or older.
Twenty-six female murder victims were white, five were black, and three were American Indian or Alaskan natives.
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.
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.
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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