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Table 5.20

Sniper-attack Murder Victim/Offender Relationship

by Year, 1982-2001

   
Outside Family but Known to Victim
  
Year
Total
confrontations
Within Family1
Father
Neighbor
Acquaintance
Boyfriend
Girlfriend
Ex-Husband
Ex-Wife
Employee
Employer
Friend
Homosexual
relationship
Other
Stranger
Unknown
Relationship
1982 18 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
1983 17 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 8
1984 40 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 3
1985 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5
1986 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5
1987 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 7
1988 67 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 27 31
1989 57 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 23 25
1990 46 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 19 22
1991 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5
1992 37 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 22
1993 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
1994 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1995 12 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
1996 15 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2
1997 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
1998 22 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6
1999 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2000 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
2001 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Total 444 1 2 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 20 207 166