Table 11
Victims of homicide (1), by sex of victim and relationship of main accused to victim, 1995/96-2004/05
Sex of victim and relationship of main accused to victim | Year recorded |
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1995/96 | 1996/97 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/00 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 |
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All victims | 150 | 110 | 97 | 94 | 123 | 108 | 113 | 125 | 108 | 137 |
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All victims (solved cases) | 148 | 108 | 95 | 93 | 121 | 108 | 111 | 122 | 107 | 134 |
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Main Accused: |
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Partner (2) |
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Partner/ex-partner | 21 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 14 |
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Relative |
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Son, daughter | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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Parent | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
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Other blood relative | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
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Acquaintance |
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Friend or social acquaintance | 70 | 55 | 42 | 48 | 62 | 32 | 44 | 46 | 35 | 40 |
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Business or criminal associate | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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Rival gang member | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
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Other known person | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 25 |
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Stranger |
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Victim known to accused | 44 | 24 | 29 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Victim unknown to accused | 13 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 19 |
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Unknown | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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Male victim (solved cases) | 110 | 86 | 77 | 71 | 100 | 72 | 89 | 102 | 93 | 107 |
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Main Accused: |
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Partner (2) |
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Partner/ex-partner | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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Relative |
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Son, daughter | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
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Parent | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 5 |
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Other blood relative | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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Acquaintance |
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Friend or social acquaintance | 61 | 51 | 40 | 42 | 57 | 27 | 38 | 39 | 35 | 33 |
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Business or criminal associate | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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Rival gang member | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
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Other known person | 12 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 25 |
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Stranger |
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Victim known to accused | 29 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
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Victim unknown to accused | | | | | | 7 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 15 |
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Unknown | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
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Female victim (solved cases) | 38 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 27 |
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Main Accused: |
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Partner (2) |
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Partner/ex-partner | 12 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
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Relative | | | | | | | | | | |
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Son, daughter | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - |
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Parent | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Other blood relative | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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Acquaintance |
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Friend or social acquaintance | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | 6 |
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Business or criminal associate | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
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Rival gang member | - | - | - | - | - |
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Other known person | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Stranger |
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Victim known to accused | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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Victim unknown to accused | | | | | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
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Unsolved | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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1. Currently (as at 28 November 2005) recorded as homicide.
2. See Annex note 10.10 for the definition of 'partner' (prior to 2000/01 'ex-partner' was restricted to 'ex-spouse').