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Home Crime in the U.S. 2011 Crime in the U.S. 2011 Tables Expanded Homicide Data Table 13

Expanded Homicide Data Table 13

Murder Circumstances

by Sex of Victim, 2011

Circumstances Total
murder
victims
Male Female Unknown
Total 12,664 9,829 2,813 22
Felony type total: 1,816 1,504 307 5
Rape 15 0 15 0
Robbery 734 653 80 1
Burglary 92 67 25 0
Larceny-theft 11 9 2 0
Motor vehicle theft 23 12 11 0
Arson 37 22 14 1
Prostitution and commercialized vice 3 2 1 0
Other sex offenses 9 3 6 0
Narcotic drug laws 390 358 30 2
Gambling 8 7 1 0
Othernot specified 494 371 122 1
Suspected felony type 60 43 17 0
Other than felony type total: 5,976 4,342 1,627 7
Romantic triangle 85 63 22 0
Child killed by babysitter 39 25 14 0
Brawl due to influence of alcohol 111 97 14 0
Brawl due to influence of narcotics 115 99 16 0
Argument over money or property 155 134 21 0
Other arguments 3,128 2,235 891 2
Gangland killings 150 140 10 0
Juvenile gang killings 523 502 21 0
Institutional killings 22 22 0 0
Sniper attack 1 1 0 0
Othernot specified 1,647 1,024 618 5
Unknown 4,812 3,940 862 10