Expanded Homicide Data Table 13
Murder Circumstances
by Sex of Victim, 2014
| Circumstances |
Total murder victims |
Male | Female | Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,961 | 9,246 | 2,681 | 34 |
| Felony type total: | 1,789 | 1,434 | 349 | 6 |
| Rape | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Robbery | 565 | 502 | 63 | 0 |
| Burglary | 77 | 58 | 19 | 0 |
| Larceny-theft | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 25 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| Arson | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| Other sex offenses | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Narcotic drug laws | 371 | 341 | 29 | 1 |
| Gambling | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Other-not specified | 653 | 466 | 184 | 3 |
| Suspected felony type | 83 | 58 | 25 | 0 |
| Other than felony type total: | 5,583 | 4,126 | 1,444 | 13 |
| Romantic triangle | 85 | 62 | 23 | 0 |
| Child killed by babysitter | 37 | 22 | 15 | 0 |
| Brawl due to influence of alcohol | 71 | 58 | 13 | 0 |
| Brawl due to influence of narcotics | 61 | 46 | 15 | 0 |
| Argument over money or property | 144 | 116 | 28 | 0 |
| Other arguments | 2,786 | 2,009 | 773 | 4 |
| Gangland killings | 145 | 138 | 7 | 0 |
| Juvenile gang killings | 570 | 534 | 35 | 1 |
| Institutional killings | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Sniper attack | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Other-not specified | 1,663 | 1,123 | 532 | 8 |
| Unknown | 4,506 | 3,628 | 863 | 15 |
