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Home Crime in the U.S. 2017 Crime in the U.S. 2017 Tables Expanded Homicide Data Table 4

Expanded Homicide Data Table 4

Murder

by Victim/Offender Situations, 2017

Situation Total Percent
distribution1
Total 15,129 100.0
Single victim/single offender 6,902 45.6
Single victim/unknown offender or offenders 4,713 31.2
Single victim/multiple offenders 1,781 11.8
Multiple victims/single offender 972 6.4
Multiple victims/multiple offenders 300 2.0
Multiple victims/unknown offender or offenders 461 3.0
  • 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.