U.S.
Department of Justice · Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Homicide
trends in the U.S.
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Male offender/Male victim | 65.1% | |
Male offender/Female victim | 22.6% | |
Female offender/Male victim | 9.9% | |
Female offender/Female victim | 2.4% |
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For more information about gender patterns in violent victimization see Key Facts at a Glance.
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For the years 1976-2002 combined -
Victims | Offenders | |||||
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Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
All homicides | 76.4% | 23.6% | 88.6% | 11.4% | ||
Victim/offender relationship | ||||||
Intimate | 37.2% | 62.8% | 64.8% | 35.2% | ||
Family | 52.0% | 48.0% | 70.3% | 29.7% | ||
Infanticide | 54.5% | 45.5% | 61.6% | 38.4% | ||
Eldercide | 58.2% | 41.8% | 85.4% | 14.6% | ||
Circumstances | ||||||
Felony murder | 78.0% | 22.0% | 93.3% | 6.7% | ||
Sex related | 18.9% | 81.1% | 93.6% | 6.4% | ||
Drug related | 90.1% | 9.9% | 95.7% | 4.3% | ||
Gang related | 94.5% | 5.5% | 98.4% | 1.6% | ||
Argument | 78.1% | 21.9% | 85.3% | 14.7% | ||
Workplace | 78.6% | 21.4% | 91.4% | 8.6% | ||
Weapon | ||||||
Gun homicide | 82.5% | 17.5% | 91.0% | 9.0% | ||
Arson | 56.5% | 43.5% | 79.5% | 20.5% | ||
Poison | 54.4% | 45.6% | 62.9% | 37.1% | ||
Multiple victims or offenders | ||||||
Multiple victims | 62.8% | 37.2% | 93.5% | 6.5% | ||
Multiple offenders | 85.5% | 14.5% | 91.8% | 8.2% |
Percent of homicide victims by gender | |||||
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Victim/Offender relationship | Male | Female | |||
Total | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |
Intimate | 5.5 | % | 30.1 | % | |
Spouse | 3.3 | 18.6 | |||
Ex-spouse | 0.2 | 1.4 | |||
Boyfriend/Girlfriend | 2.0 | 10.1 | |||
Other family | 6.7 | % | 11.4 | % | |
Parent | 1.3 | 2.7 | |||
Child | 2.1 | 5.4 | |||
Sibling | 1.2 | 0.9 | |||
Other family | 2.1 | 2.5 | |||
Acquaintance/Known | 35.9 | % | 21.9 | % | |
Neighbor | 1.2 | 1.3 | |||
Employee/er | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||
Friend/Acquaintance | 30.1 | 17.2 | |||
Other Known | 4.5 | 3.2 | |||
Stranger | 15.5 | % | 8.9 | % | |
Undetermined | 36.3 | % | 27.7 | % |
Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2002.
See also Additional Information about the Data.
Note: The victims of the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks are not included in this analysis.
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