Expanded Homicide Data Table 13
Murder Circumstances
by Sex of Victim, 2010
Circumstances |
Total murder victims |
Male | Female | Unknown |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 12,996 | 10,058 | 2,918 | 20 |
Felony type total: | 1,923 | 1,601 | 319 | 3 |
Rape | 41 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
Robbery | 780 | 696 | 83 | 1 |
Burglary | 80 | 60 | 20 | 0 |
Larceny-theft | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
Motor vehicle theft | 37 | 27 | 10 | 0 |
Arson | 35 | 24 | 11 | 0 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Other sex offenses | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
Narcotic drug laws | 463 | 431 | 32 | 0 |
Gambling | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Othernot specified | 441 | 330 | 109 | 2 |
Suspected felony type | 66 | 40 | 25 | 1 |
Other than felony type total: | 6,351 | 4,648 | 1,697 | 6 |
Romantic triangle | 90 | 72 | 18 | 0 |
Child killed by babysitter | 36 | 21 | 15 | 0 |
Brawl due to influence of alcohol | 121 | 103 | 18 | 0 |
Brawl due to influence of narcotics | 58 | 44 | 14 | 0 |
Argument over money or property | 181 | 153 | 28 | 0 |
Other arguments | 3,215 | 2,316 | 897 | 2 |
Gangland killings | 176 | 164 | 12 | 0 |
Juvenile gang killings | 673 | 639 | 33 | 1 |
Institutional killings | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
Sniper attack | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Othernot specified | 1,781 | 1,118 | 660 | 3 |
Unknown | 4,656 | 3,769 | 877 | 10 |