When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1996 Homicide Data
Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Incidents
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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