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
Othernot 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
Othernot specified	1,826	1,255	569	2
Unknown	4,582	3,708	864	10

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