Expanded Homicide Data Table 13
Murder Circumstances
by Sex of Victim, 2015
| Circumstances |
Total murder victims |
Male | Female | Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 13,455 | 10,608 | 2,818 | 29 |
| Felony type total: | 2,014 | 1,641 | 370 | 3 |
| Rape | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Robbery | 595 | 541 | 54 | 0 |
| Burglary | 102 | 71 | 31 | 0 |
| Larceny-theft | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 41 | 25 | 15 | 1 |
| Arson | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Other sex offenses | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Narcotic drug laws | 468 | 426 | 42 | 0 |
| Gambling | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Other-not specified | 735 | 536 | 197 | 2 |
| Suspected felony type | 117 | 85 | 32 | 0 |
| Other than felony type total: | 5,958 | 4,474 | 1,476 | 8 |
| Romantic triangle | 106 | 73 | 33 | 0 |
| Child killed by babysitter | 36 | 26 | 10 | 0 |
| Brawl due to influence of alcohol | 112 | 99 | 13 | 0 |
| Brawl due to influence of narcotics | 75 | 53 | 22 | 0 |
| Argument over money or property | 184 | 153 | 31 | 0 |
| Other arguments | 2,941 | 2,118 | 822 | 1 |
| Gangland killings | 188 | 178 | 10 | 0 |
| Juvenile gang killings | 604 | 584 | 20 | 0 |
| Institutional killings | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Sniper attack | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Other-not specified | 1,683 | 1,163 | 513 | 7 |
| Unknown | 5,366 | 4,408 | 940 | 18 |
