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When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1996 Homicide DataFemales Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender IncidentsSouth Carolina58 females were murdered by males in South Carolina in 1996The homicide rate among females murdered by males in South Carolina was 3.03 per 100,000 in 1996 Ranked 3rd highest in the United States
Five female homicide victims (nine percent) were less than 18 years old, and five victims (nine percent) were 65 years of age or older.
Thirty-six female murder victims were black and 22 were white.
In cases in which the weapon used in the homicide could be identified (54 cases), more than two thirds of female homicide victims (37 victims or 69 percent) were shot and killed with guns. Nearly six out of 10 of these gun victims (22 victims or 59 percent) were killed with handguns. There were eight females killed with knives or other cutting instruments, and four killed by bodily force. The remainder of cases involved other non-firearm weapons.
In cases in which the relationship between the victim and the offender could be identified (56 cases), more than nine out of 10 female victims (55 victims or 98 percent) were murdered by someone they knew. Only one female victim was killed by a stranger. Of victims who knew their offenders, 76 percent (42 victims) were wives, common law wives, ex-wives, or girlfriends of the offenders. Among the 42 female intimates murdered, 69 percent (29 victims) were killed with guns; 52 percent of these gun victims (15 victims) were shot and killed with handguns.
In cases in which the circumstance of the homicide could be identified (56 cases), 86 percent (48 cases) were not related to the commission of another felony. Of these cases, 85 percent (41 cases) involved arguments between the victim and offender.
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