When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1999 Homicide Data

Appendix One: Number of Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Homicides and Rates by State, 1999

State Ranking by Rate	State	Number of Homicide Victims	Homicide Rate per 100,000
NA	Alabama	NA	NA
2	Alaska	9	3.06
4	Arizona	54	2.24
13	Arkansas	23	1.74
24	California	217	1.31
22	Colorado	28	1.37
37	Connecticut	17	1.01
35	Delaware	4	1.03
NA	Florida	NA	NA
16	Georgia	65	1.63
18	Hawaii	9	1.52
34	Idaho	7	1.12
38	Illinois	58	0.93
27	Indiana	38	1.25
46	Iowa	6	0.41
NA	Kansas	NA	NA
43	Kentucky	10	0.49
3	Louisiana	57	2.51
11	Maine	12	1.87
26	Maryland	34	1.28
41	Massachusetts	19	0.59
20	Michigan	72	1.42
39	Minnesota	19	0.78
21	Mississippi	20	1.39
9	Missouri	53	1.88
44	Montana	2	0.45
42	Nebraska	5	0.59
1	Nevada	30	3.38
31	New Hampshire	7	1.15
19	New Jersey	60	1.43
17	New Mexico	14	1.58
30	New York	109	1.16
10	North Carolina	74	1.88
47	North Dakota	0
36	Ohio	59	1.01
8	Oklahoma	33	1.92
32	Oregon	19	1.13
25	Pennsylvania	80	1.28
29	Rhode Island	6	1.17
5	South Carolina	42	2.09
23	South Dakota	5	1.34
7	Tennessee	55	1.94
15	Texas	171	1.68
28	Utah	13	1.21
6	Vermont	6	1.99
14	Virginia	60	1.71
40	Washington	20	0.69
12	West Virginia	17	1.82
33	Wisconsin	30	1.12
45	Wyoming	1	0.42
.	U.S. Total	1,750	1.35

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