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Homicide trends in the U.S.
Intimate homicide

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Percent Intimate Homicide Victims by Gender


Male
Female
Intimate Non-intimate or Unknown Total   Intimate Non-intimate or Unknown Total
1976 9.2% 90.8% 100.0%   34.6% 65.4% 100.0%
1977 8.7% 91.3% 100.0%   30.2% 69.8% 100.0%
1978 7.8% 92.2% 100.0%   31.7% 68.3% 100.0%
1979 7.5% 92.5% 100.0%   29.9% 70.1% 100.0%
1980 6.6% 93.4% 100.0%   29.5% 70.5% 100.0%
1981 7.1% 92.9% 100.0%   30.6% 69.4% 100.0%
1982 6.9% 93.1% 100.0%   29.0% 71.0% 100.0%
1983 7.3% 92.7% 100.0%   31.0% 69.0% 100.0%
1984 6.8% 93.2% 100.0%   30.2% 69.8% 100.0%
1985 6.6% 93.4% 100.0%   31.6% 68.4% 100.0%
1986 6.1% 93.9% 100.0%   30.9% 69.1% 100.0%
1987 6.0% 94.0% 100.0%   28.1% 71.9% 100.0%
1988 5.3% 94.7% 100.0%   29.9% 70.1% 100.0%
1989 5.3% 94.7% 100.0%   27.7% 72.3% 100.0%
1990 4.5% 95.5% 100.0%   29.0% 71.0% 100.0%
1991 3.8% 96.2% 100.0%   27.7% 72.3% 100.0%
1992 3.6% 96.4% 100.0%   27.5% 72.5% 100.0%
1993 3.4% 96.6% 100.0%   28.2% 71.8% 100.0%
1994 3.6% 96.4% 100.0%   28.0% 72.0% 100.0%
1995 3.1% 96.9% 100.0%   26.1% 73.9% 100.0%
1996 3.1% 96.9% 100.0%   29.1% 70.9% 100.0%
1997 2.9% 97.1% 100.0%   29.1% 70.9% 100.0%
1998 3.6% 96.4% 100.0%   31.4% 68.6% 100.0%
1999 3.3% 96.7% 100.0%   31.5% 68.5% 100.0%
2000 3.2% 96.8% 100.0%   33.0% 67.0% 100.0%
2001 2.8% 97.2% 100.0%   31.4% 68.6% 100.0%
2002 2.7% 97.3% 100.0%   31.4% 68.6% 100.0%
2003 2.6% 97.4% 100.0%   31.3% 68.7% 100.0%
2004 2.7% 97.3% 100.0%   32.6% 67.4% 100.0%
2005 2.5% 97.5% 100.0%   33.3% 66.7% 100.0%

Intimate Homicide Victims by Gender


Male
Female
Intimate Non-intimate or Unknown Total   Intimate Non-intimate or Unknown Total
1976 1,304 12,867 14,171   1,587 3,003 4,590
1977 1,248 13,149 14,397   1,421 3,289 4,710
1978 1,159 13,736 14,895   1,473 3,169 4,642
1979 1,229 15,199 16,428   1,498 3,520 5,017
1980 1,169 16,619 17,788   1,543 3,689 5,232
1981 1,232 16,173 17,405   1,558 3,539 5,096
1982 1,093 14,809 15,902   1,477 3,615 5,093
1983 1,067 13,521 14,588   1,456 3,247 4,703
1984 947 12,963 13,910   1,432 3,309 4,741
1985 927 13,152 14,079   1,542 3,338 4,880
1986 946 14,525 15,471   1,581 3,529 5,109
1987 891 13,920 14,811   1,482 3,787 5,268
1988 816 14,598 15,414   1,568 3,670 5,238
1989 862 15,545 16,407   1,410 3,674 5,085
1990 820 17,484 18,304   1,485 3,631 5,115
1991 734 18,536 19,270   1,492 3,903 5,394
1992 662 17,851 18,513   1,436 3,781 5,217
1993 638 18,299 18,937   1,563 3,987 5,550
1994 654 17,640 18,294   1,401 3,607 5,007
1995 521 16,031 16,552   1,311 3,712 5,022
1996 476 14,677 15,153   1,299 3,170 4,469
1997 413 13,644 14,057   1,202 2,923 4,125
1998 460 12,293 12,753   1,302 2,838 4,139
1999 381 11,324 11,704   1,195 2,604 3,800
2000 382 11,437 11,818   1,232 2,501 3,733
2001 344 11,888 12,232   1,187 2,588 3,775
2002 339 12,071 12,410   1,182 2,583 3,764
2003 330 12,474 12,804   1,156 2,537 3,693
2004 344 12,220 12,565   1,155 2,388 3,543
2005 329 12,793 13,122   1,181 2,363 3,545

Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
     See also Additional Information About the Data for details about weighting and imputation.

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