When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1997 Homicide Data

Appendix One: Number of Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Homicides and Rates by State, 1997

State Ranking by Rate	State	Number of Homicide Victims	Homicide Rate per 100,000
7	Alabama	51	2.27
10	Alaska	6	2.07
19	Arizona	36	1.56
3	Arkansas	37	2.84
21	California	239	1.48
14	Colorado	36	1.83
38	Connecticut	14	0.83
25	Delaware	5	1.32
NA	Florida	NA	NA
12	Georgia	74	1.92
29	Hawaii	7	1.18
34	Idaho	6	0.99
41	Illinois	49	0.80
28	Indiana	36	1.20
42	Iowa	9	0.61
48	Kansas	0	.
20	Kentucky	30	1.49
1	Louisiana	89	3.94
45	Maine	3	0.47
11	Maryland	53	2.02
43	Massachusetts	18	0.57
17	Michigan	86	1.71
37	Minnesota	20	0.84
27	Mississippi	18	1.27
16	Missouri	49	1.76
24	Montana	6	1.36
44	Nebraska	4	0.47
2	Nevada	25	3.03
48	New Hampshire	0	.
33	New Jersey	43	1.03
15	New Mexico	16	1.83
31	New York	101	1.07
6	North Carolina	89	2.33
47	North Dakota	1	0.31
39	Ohio	47	0.81
5	Oklahoma	41	2.41
30	Oregon	18	1.10
22	Pennsylvania	87	1.39
35	Rhode Island	5	0.97
4	South Carolina	50	2.54
40	South Dakota	3	0.80
18	Tennessee	47	1.69
13	Texas	182	1.85
32	Utah	11	1.06
46	Vermont	1	0.33
8	Virginia	76	2.21
36	Washington	26	0.92
26	West Virginia	12	1.28
23	Wisconsin	36	1.36
9	Wyoming	5	2.09
.	U.S. Total	1,920	1.40

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