Scottish Government

Sex of main accused person and main ⁽²⁾ motive for killing

Year recorded

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001 ⁽³⁾

2002

All victims

116

111

133

134

90

96

119

105

116

127

All victims (solved)

115

107

132

131

88

95

117

105

114

125

Rage, fury

{56

45

54

55

40

43

52}

17

22

26

Fight or quarrel

32

30

44

Jealousy

12

13

14

10

5

7

8

3

3

5

Sexual

5

4

3

3

4

3

4

1

3

1

Financial (theft, gain)

10

10

6

2

5

7

9

4

7

9

Feud, faction rivalry

10

12

12

15

7

5

11

15

8

9

Insanity

4

4

5

18

6

2

5

2

4

4

Contract killing

{7

4

15

5

11

11

10}

1

-

1

Other

11

6

9

Unknown

11

15

23

23

10

17

16

19

31

17

Male

107

97

120

117

80

79

104

91

104

112

Rage, fury

{51

39

48

45

37

37

46}

15

20

24

Fight or quarrel

25

27

39

Jealousy

12

11

12

9

5

5

8

2

3

5

Sexual

5

4

3

3

4

3

4

1

3

1

Financial (theft, gain)

9

10

6

2

5

7

8

4

7

7

Feud, faction rivalry

10

12

12

15

7

5

10

15

7

9

Insanity

2

2

4

18

5

-

4

1

4

3

Contract killing

{7

4

15

5

9

9

8}

1

-

1

Other

10

6

9

Unknown

11

15

20

20

8

13

14

17

27

14

Female

8

10

12

14

8

16

13

14

10

13

Rage, fury

{5

6

6

10

3

6

6}

2

2

2

Fight or quarrel

7

3

5

Jealousy

-

2

2

1

-

2

-

1

-

-

Sexual

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Financial (theft, gain)

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

2

Feud, faction rivalry

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

Insanity

2

2

1

-

1

2

1

1

-

1

Contract killing

{-

-

-

-

2

2

2}

-

Other

1

-

-

Unknown

-

-

3

3

2

4

2

2

4

3

Unsolved

1

4

1

3

2

1

2

-

2

2