U.S. Homicide Statistics by Gender

[Sparkly]

Most victims and perpetrators in homicides are male
Male offender/Male victim 65.2%
Male offender/Female victim 22.6%
Female offender/Male victim 9.7%
Female offender/Female victim 2.4%

The gender distribution of homicide victims and offenders differs by type of homicide
For the years 1976-2004 combined -

* Among all homicide victims, females are particularly at risk for intimate killings and sex-related homicides.

Homicide Type by Gender, 1976-2004
Victims Offenders
Male Female Male Female
All homicides 76.5% 23.5% 88.7% 11.3%
Victim/offender relationship
Intimate 36.5% 63.5% 65.3% 34.7%
Family 51.7% 48.3% 70.6% 29.4%
Infanticide 54.5% 45.5% 61.8% 38.2%
Eldercide 58.3% 41.7% 85.3% 14.7%

Circumstances
Felony murder 78.2% 21.8% 93.3% 6.7%
Sex related 18.8% 81.2% 93.6% 6.4%
Drug related 90.1% 9.9% 95.6% 4.4%
Gang related 94.6% 5.4% 98.3% 1.7%
Argument 77.9% 22.1% 85.5% 14.5%
Workplace 78.3% 21.7% 91.1% 8.9%

Weapon
Gun homicide 82.7% 17.3% 91.2% 8.8%
Arson 56.3% 43.7% 79.1% 20.9%
Poison 55.6% 44.4% 63.3% 36.7%


Multiple victims or offenders
Multiple victims 63.1% 36.9% 93.5% 6.5%

Multiple offenders 85.6% 14.4% 91.7% 8.3%

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/gender.htm

(Sorry, I don't know how to make the formatting "stick!" See the link for clearer chart.)

These are just homicide stats, and don't take into account physical violence that doesn't result in death ("domestic abuse" and rape).

What do you think accounts for these differences?

[texasleo]

1. Trends by race

Racial differences exist, with blacks disproportionately represented among homicide victims and offenders

Homicide Type by Race, 1976-2004
Victims Offenders
White Black Other White Black Other
All homicides 51.0% 46.9% 2.1% 45.9% 52.1% 2.0%
Victim/offender relationship
Intimate 56.5% 41.3% 2.2% 54.3% 43.6% 2.2%
Family 60.6% 37.1% 2.4% 59.1% 38.6% 2.3%
Infanticide 55.8% 41.6% 2.5% 55.3% 42.2% 2.5%
Eldercide 69.1% 29.3% 1.6% 54.4% 44.0% 1.6%
Circumstances
Felony murder 54.8% 42.7% 2.5% 39.1% 59.3% 1.6%
Sex related 67.0% 30.6% 2.4% 54.9% 43.3% 1.9%
Drug related 37.2% 61.9% .9% 33.8% 65.1% 1.1%
Gang related 57.6% 39.0% 3.5% 54.4% 41.3% 4.3%
Argument 48.5% 49.4% 2.1% 46.7% 51.1% 2.1%
Workplace 84.9% 12.0% 3.1% 70.5% 26.4% 3.1%
Weapon
Gun homicide 47.3% 50.8% 1.9% 42.0% 56.2% 1.7%
Arson 59.2% 37.9% 2.9% 55.7% 42.0% 2.3%
Poison 80.2% 17.2% 2.5% 79.6% 18.6% 1.8%
Multiple victims or offenders
Multiple victims 63.6% 33.1% 3.4% 56.1% 40.5% 3.4%
Multiple offenders 55.0% 42.3% 2.7% 44.8% 52.8% 2.4%


http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/race.htm

What do you think accounts for these differences?

[Sparkly]

3. Why answer one post with a different topic?

You ask a good question, and I have some thoughts about the summary given on the webpage. But if you're interested in discussing it, please start another thread. Thanks.

[TAPat]

2. These are definitely interesting stats -

I posted them the other day, and I couldn't make the formatting *stick* either!

Some of us have been trying to get to the bottom of "why/what" these last few days and I dare say we're no closer to the answer than we were when we began. Sigh...

[Sparkly]

4. Thanks

Didn't mean to dupe you! (Was it within another thread, perhaps?)

I think recognizing that the differences are there -- and in several comparisons, they are quite stark -- is the first thing. (The "what.")

The "why" is surely very complex.