Expanded Homicide Data Table 13
Murder Circumstances
by Sex of Victim, 2012
Circumstances |
Total murder victims |
Male | Female | Unknown |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 12,765 | 9,917 | 2,834 | 14 |
Felony type total: | 1,841 | 1,486 | 355 | 0 |
Rape | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Robbery | 652 | 577 | 75 | 0 |
Burglary | 92 | 60 | 32 | 0 |
Larceny-theft | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
Motor vehicle theft | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
Arson | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Other sex offenses | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Narcotic drug laws | 362 | 335 | 27 | 0 |
Gambling | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Othernot specified | 629 | 456 | 173 | 0 |
Suspected felony type | 137 | 111 | 26 | 0 |
Other than felony type total: | 6,205 | 4,612 | 1,589 | 4 |
Romantic triangle | 95 | 72 | 23 | 0 |
Child killed by babysitter | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
Brawl due to influence of alcohol | 82 | 71 | 11 | 0 |
Brawl due to influence of narcotics | 58 | 48 | 10 | 0 |
Argument over money or property | 148 | 114 | 34 | 0 |
Other arguments | 3,085 | 2,197 | 886 | 2 |
Gangland killings | 151 | 140 | 11 | 0 |
Juvenile gang killings | 720 | 685 | 35 | 0 |
Institutional killings | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
Sniper attack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Othernot specified | 1,826 | 1,255 | 569 | 2 |
Unknown | 4,582 | 3,708 | 864 | 10 |