Expanded Homicide Data Table 13
Murder Circumstances
by Sex of Victim, 2018
| Circumstances |
Total murder victims |
Male | Female | Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 14,123 | 10,914 | 3,180 | 29 |
| Felony type total: | 2,108 | 1,682 | 424 | 2 |
| Rape | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Robbery | 548 | 486 | 62 | 0 |
| Burglary | 75 | 55 | 20 | 0 |
| Larceny-theft | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 59 | 42 | 17 | 0 |
| Arson | 64 | 31 | 33 | 0 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Other sex offenses | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Narcotic drug laws | 560 | 508 | 51 | 1 |
| Gambling | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Other-not specified | 742 | 524 | 217 | 1 |
| Suspected felony type | 208 | 157 | 51 | 0 |
| Other than felony type total: | 6,299 | 4,642 | 1,649 | 8 |
| Domestic violence | 131 | 85 | 46 | 0 |
| Child killed by babysitter | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 |
| Brawl due to influence of alcohol | 65 | 59 | 5 | 1 |
| Brawl due to influence of narcotics | 59 | 56 | 3 | 0 |
| Argument over money or property | 199 | 163 | 36 | 0 |
| Other arguments | 3,196 | 2,243 | 948 | 5 |
| Gangland killings | 306 | 288 | 18 | 0 |
| Juvenile gang killings | 308 | 277 | 31 | 0 |
| Institutional killings | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Sniper attack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other-not specified | 1,983 | 1,432 | 549 | 2 |
| Unknown | 5,508 | 4,433 | 1,056 | 19 |
