When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1996 Homicide Data

Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Incidents

Wyoming

The homicide rate among females murdered by males in Wyoming was 2.09 per 100,000 in 1996

Ranked 11th highest in the United States

Race

All five females murdered were white.

Most Common Weapons

Four of the five female homicide victims (80 percent) were shot and killed with guns. Three of these four (75 percent) were shot and killed with handguns. There was one female killed with a knife or other cutting instrument.

Victim/Offender Relationship

All five victims were murdered by someone they knew. Three victims (60 percent) were wives, common law wives, ex-wives, or girlfriends of the offender. All three of these female intimates were shot and killed with handguns.

Circumstance

In cases in which the circumstance of the homicide could be identified (four cases), two were not related to the commission of another felony. Of these cases, one involved an argument between the victim and offender.

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