Expanded Homicide Data Table 12
Murder Circumstances, 2010–2014
Circumstances | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 20131 | 20141 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 13,164 | 12,795 | 12,888 | 12,253 | 11,961 |
Felony type total: | 1,974 | 1,842 | 1,842 | 1,909 | 1,789 |
Rape | 41 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 |
Robbery | 803 | 750 | 656 | 686 | 565 |
Burglary | 85 | 95 | 91 | 94 | 77 |
Larceny-theft | 21 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 21 |
Motor vehicle theft | 35 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 25 |
Arson | 35 | 38 | 32 | 37 | 22 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
Other sex offenses | 14 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
Narcotic drug laws | 474 | 397 | 375 | 386 | 371 |
Gambling | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Other-not specified | 454 | 490 | 609 | 614 | 653 |
Suspected felony type | 68 | 62 | 137 | 122 | 83 |
Other than felony type total: | 6,485 | 6,056 | 6,320 | 5,782 | 5,583 |
Romantic triangle | 90 | 88 | 98 | 69 | 85 |
Child killed by babysitter | 36 | 38 | 26 | 30 | 37 |
Brawl due to influence of alcohol | 122 | 113 | 84 | 93 | 71 |
Brawl due to influence of narcotics | 60 | 121 | 65 | 59 | 61 |
Argument over money or property | 187 | 156 | 152 | 133 | 144 |
Other arguments | 3,280 | 3,163 | 3,147 | 2,889 | 2,786 |
Gangland killings | 181 | 149 | 152 | 138 | 145 |
Juvenile gang killings | 675 | 526 | 722 | 584 | 570 |
Institutional killings | 17 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
Sniper attack | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Other-not specified | 1,834 | 1,679 | 1,860 | 1,766 | 1,663 |
Unknown | 4,637 | 4,835 | 4,589 | 4,440 | 4,506 |
- 1 The rape figures in this table are an aggregate total of the data submitted using both the revised and legacy Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.