When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1996 Homicide Data

Table Two: Number of Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Homicides and Rates by State, 1996, Ranked by Rate

Ranking

State

 Number of Homicides Homicide Rate per 100,000
1 Nevada 27 3.44
2 Delaware 12 3.23
3 South Carolina 58 3.03
4 Louisiana 66 2.93
5 North Carolina 100 2.66
6 Virginia 87 2.56
7 Alabama 55 2.48
8 Georgia 93 2.47
9 Kentucky 44 2.20
10 Texas 210 2.17
11 Wyoming 5 2.09
12 (tie) Arkansas 27 2.08
12 (tie) Maryland 54 2.08
14 Oklahoma 34 2.02
15 Tennessee 53 1.93
16 Missouri 51 1.85
17 California 282 1.77
18 Michigan 86 1.75
19 Hawaii 10 1.71
20 Washington 47 1.69
21 (tie) Arizona 35 1.57
21 (tie) Maine 10 1.57
23 Indiana 46 1.54
24 New Mexico 13 1.50
25 Colorado 28 1.45
26 Minnesota 34 1.44
27 Mississippi 20 1.42
28 Wisconsin 37 1.41
29 (tie) Alaska 4 1.39
29 (tie) Utah 14 1.39
31 Oregon 22 1.36
32 Connecticut 22 1.31
33 New Jersey 51 1.24
34 Idaho 7 1.18
35 West Virginia 11 1.16
36 Pennsylvania 71 1.14
37 New York 104 1.10
38 Rhode Island 5 0.97
39 Ohio 54 0.94
40 North Dakota 3 0.93
41 Illinois 54 0.89
42 Iowa 11 0.75
43 New Hampshire 4 0.68
44 Vermont 2 0.67
45 Massachusetts 19 0.60
46 Florida 43 0.58
47 Nebraska 3 0.36
48 South Dakota 1 0.27
. U.S. Total 2,129 1.57

There were no female homicide victims reported for Kansas or Montana.

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