FBI — Expanded Homicide Data Table 6

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Murder

Race and Sex of Victim by Race and Sex of Offender, 2011

[Single victim/single offender]

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Race of victim	Total	Race of offender				Sex of offender
Race of victim	Total	White	Black	Other	Unknown	Male	Female	Unknown
White	3,172	2,630	448	33	61	2,810	301	61
Black	2,695	193	2,447	9	46	2,385	264	46
Other race	180	45	36	99	0	155	25	0
Unknown race	84	36	27	3	18	63	3	18
Sex of victim	Total	Race of offender				Sex of offender
Sex of victim	Total	White	Black	Other	Unknown	Male	Female	Unknown
Male	4,304	1,834	2,289	87	94	3,760	450	94
Female	1,743	1,034	642	54	13	1,590	140	13
Unknown sex	84	36	27	3	18	63	3	18

NOTE: This table is based on incidents where some information about the offender is known by law enforcement; therefore, when the offender age, sex, and race are all reported as unknown, these data are excluded from the table.