When Men Murder Women: An
Analysis of 1999 Homicide Data
Females Murdered by Males
in Single Victim/Single Offender Incidents
Understanding the Statistics
This analysis of female homicide victims in
America is limited to cases involving one female victim and one male
offender. Supplemental data on age and race of victim, the type of weapon
used, the relationship of victim to offender, and the circumstances
of the murder are provided for each state as follows:
Rates
Rates of females killed by males in single
victim/single offender incidents by state were computed using reported
incidents by state and female population estimates for 1999 from the
U.S. Census Bureau.
Ranking
States were ranked by their female homicide rates.
Rates were rounded to the second decimal place.
Age
This section notes how many female homicide victims
were less than 18 years old and how many were 65 years of age or older.
Race
This section identifies the race of female victims.
Hispanic ethnicity data is not available on a national scale, but a
limited five-state analysis is presented in the study.
Most Common Weapons
This section records the number of females killed
by firearms, specifically handguns. It also lists the most common weapons--other
than firearms--used by males to kill females.
Victim/Offender Relationship
This section lists the number of females killed
by known offenders and the number killed by strangers. This section
also enumerates the number of victims identified as wives or intimate
acquaintances (common-law wives, ex-wives, and girlfriends) of the offenders,
as well as the number of these intimates shot and killed with firearms
in general and handguns in particular.
Circumstance
This section indicates the number of cases in which the homicide was related to the commission of any other felony. This section
also provides the number of cases that involved arguments between the victim and offender.
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