When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2000 Homicide Data

Appendix One: Number of Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Homicides and Rates by State, 2000

State Ranking by Rate	State	Number of Homicide Victims	Homicide Rate per 100,000
13	Alabama	38	1.65
42	Alaska	2	0.66
2	Arizona	58	2.26
7	Arkansas	26	1.90
22	California	224	1.32
25	Colorado	25	1.17
32	Connecticut	17	0.97
18	Delaware	6	1.49
.	Florida	NA	NA
10	Georgia	70	1.68
17	Hawaii	9	1.49
44	Idaho	4	0.62
35	Illinois	51	0.80
24	Indiana	39	1.26
34	Iowa	13	0.87
45	Kansas	8	0.59
41	Kentucky	14	0.68
5	Louisiana	47	2.04
33	Maine	6	0.92
20	Maryland	40	1.46
43	Massachusetts	21	0.64
15	Michigan	82	1.62
26	Minnesota	29	1.17
1	Mississippi	40	2.72
16	Missouri	46	1.60
48	Montana	1	0.22
46	Nebraska	4	0.46
9	Nevada	17	1.73
36	New Hampshire	5	0.80
37	New Jersey	34	0.78
8	New Mexico	17	1.84
31	New York	101	1.03
6	North Carolina	81	1.97
47	North Dakota	1	0.31
30	Ohio	61	1.04
19	Oklahoma	26	1.48
38	Oregon	13	0.75
21	Pennsylvania	92	1.45
40	Rhode Island	4	0.73
3	South Carolina	46	2.23
49	South Dakota	0	0.00
4	Tennessee	62	2.12
12	Texas	174	1.66
29	Utah	12	1.08
23	Vermont	4	1.29
11	Virginia	60	1.66
28	Washington	33	1.11
39	West Virginia	7	0.75
27	Wisconsin	31	1.14
14	Wyoming	4	1.63
.	U.S. Total	1,805	1.34

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