Expanded Homicide Data Table 13
Murder Circumstances
by Sex of Victim, 2017
| Circumstances |
Total murder victims |
Male | Female | Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 15,129 | 11,862 | 3,222 | 45 |
| Felony type total: | 2,236 | 1,819 | 415 | 2 |
| Rape | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Robbery | 680 | 600 | 79 | 1 |
| Burglary | 90 | 68 | 22 | 0 |
| Larceny-theft | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 31 | 21 | 10 | 0 |
| Arson | 31 | 17 | 14 | 0 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Other sex offenses | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Narcotic drug laws | 533 | 492 | 41 | 0 |
| Gambling | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Other-not specified | 800 | 590 | 209 | 1 |
| Suspected felony type | 153 | 119 | 34 | 0 |
| Other than felony type total: | 6,663 | 5,044 | 1,601 | 18 |
| Romantic triangle | 107 | 84 | 23 | 0 |
| Child killed by babysitter | 32 | 19 | 13 | 0 |
| Brawl due to influence of alcohol | 118 | 90 | 28 | 0 |
| Brawl due to influence of narcotics | 129 | 103 | 26 | 0 |
| Argument over money or property | 199 | 172 | 27 | 0 |
| Other arguments | 3,224 | 2,328 | 888 | 8 |
| Gangland killings | 369 | 337 | 30 | 2 |
| Juvenile gang killings | 381 | 365 | 16 | 0 |
| Institutional killings | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Sniper attack | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Other-not specified | 2,088 | 1,531 | 549 | 8 |
| Unknown | 6,077 | 4,880 | 1,172 | 25 |
