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Homicide trends in the U.S.
Intimate homicide

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Intimate Homicide Victims by Relationship


Spouse Ex-Spouse Boyfriend/
Girlfriend
1976 2,134 112 646
1977 1,967 108 594
1978 1,909 114 610
1979 1,915 139 673
1980 1,874 111 727
1981 1,908 128 754
1982 1,697 124 749
1983 1,647 119 757
1984 1,475 93 811
1985 1,561 108 799
1986 1,514 123 889
1987 1,450 91 831
1988 1,435 94 855
1989 1,306 73 894
1990 1,335 104 865
1991 1,243 76 906
1992 1,214 75 809
1993 1,186 86 930
1994 1,122 82 850
1995 1,002 57 773
1996 974 66 735
1997 842 67 706
1998 929 73 760
1999 798 60 718
2000 851 66 697
2001 793 50 688
2002 770 53 699
2003 716 55 716
2004 764 54 685
2005 757 53 700

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

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