Expanded Homicide Data Table 5

Expanded Homicide Data Table 5
Murder Victim/Offender Relationship
by Race and Sex, 2005
[Single victim/single offender]

Race of victim	Total	Race of offender				Sex of offender
Race of victim	Total	White	Black	Other	Unknown	Male	Female	Unknown
White victims	3,785	3,150	516	50	69	3,356	360	69
Black victims	3,289	230	2,984	7	68	2,893	327	69
Other race victims	201	44	42	108	7	172	22	7
Unknown race	71	21	27	0	23	45	3	23

Sex of victim	Total	Race of offender				Sex of offender
Sex of victim	Total	White	Black	Other	Unknown	Male	Female	Unknown
Male victims	5,271	2,262	2,779	111	119	4,628	524	119
Female victims	2,004	1,162	763	54	25	1,793	185	26
Unknown sex	71	21	27	0	23	45	3	23

NOTE: This table is based on incidents where some information about the offender is known by law enforcement. It excludes incidents reported with a value of "unknown offender."