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Table 4
Victims currently (1) recorded as homicide victims, by main method of killing, 2003-04 to 2007-08

Main method of killing (2)

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

All victims

108

100

137

100

94

100

119

100

114

100

Shooting

2

2

8

6

8

9

8

7

4

4

Sharp instrument

55

51

72

53

34

36

54

45

55

48

Blunt instrument

5

5

8

6

4

4

15

13

8

7

Hitting and kicking

22

20

14

10

24

26

16

13

15

13

Strangulation/asphyxiation

5

5

10

7

4

4

3

3

6

5

Drowning

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

2

2

Fire

3

3

1

1

3

3

3

3

1

1

Poisoning

7

6

12

9

9

10

13

11

12

11

Other or unknown

9

8

11

8

8

9

7

6

11

10

(1) At 28 November 2008.
(2) See note 8.

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