Expanded Homicide Data Table 12

Murder Circumstances
by Victim's Sex, 2007
Circumstances Total murder victims Male Female Unknown
Total 14,831 11,618 3,177 36
Felony type total: 2,184 1,824 358 2
Rape 31 1 30 0
Robbery 924 811 113 0
Burglary 86 63 23 0
Larceny-theft 11 10 1 0
Motor vehicle theft 20 11 9 0
Arson 58 33 25 0
Prostitution and commercialized vice 11 3 8 0
Other sex offenses 9 5 4 0
Narcotic drug laws 583 544 38 1
Gambling 4 4 0 0
Other–not specified 447 339 107 1
Suspected felony type 67 43 24 0
Other than felony type total: 7,105 5,243 1,857 5
Romantic triangle 105 77 28 0
Child killed by babysitter 34 21 13 0
Brawl due to influence of alcohol 117 100 17 0
Brawl due to influence of narcotics 61 45 16 0
Argument over money or property 192 158 34 0
Other arguments 3,645 2,661 981 3
Gangland killings 77 65 12 0
Juvenile gang killings 676 634 42 0
Institutional killings 11 10 1 0
Sniper attack 1 1 0 0
Other–not specified 2,186 1,471 713 2
Unknown 5,475 4,508 938 29

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