Expanded Homicide Data Table 11

Expanded Homicide Data Table 11
Murder Circumstances, 2001-2005

Circumstances 20011 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 14,061 14,263 14,465 14,210 14,860
Felony type total: 2,364 2,340 2,385 2,099 2,161
Rape 61 44 43 37 44
Robbery 1,080 1,111 1,061 993 921
Burglary 80 97 94 78 88
Larceny-theft 17 16 21 17 12
Motor vehicle theft 22 15 32 36 31
Arson 71 59 77 28 37
Prostitution and commercialized vice 5 8 16 9 13
Other sex offenses 7 8 10 14 9
Narcotic drug laws 575 664 679 558 589
Gambling 3 5 6 7 2
Othernot specified 443 313 346 322 415
Suspected felony type 72 66 87 119 44
Other than felony type total: 7,073 7,185 7,130 7,008 7,044
Romantic triangle 118 129 98 97 117
Child killed by babysitter 37 39 27 17 26
Brawl due to influence of alcohol 152 149 128 140 120
Brawl due to influence of narcotics 118 85 53 99 97
Argument over money or property 198 203 220 221 211
Other arguments 3,618 3,577 3,850 3,772 3,692
Gangland killings 76 75 114 95 96
Juvenile gang killings 862 911 819 805 754
Institutional killings 8 12 13 17 12
Sniper attack 7 10 2 1 2
Othernot specified 1,879 1,995 1,806 1,744 1,917
Unknown 4,552 4,672 4,863 4,984 5,611

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