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Table 10
Victims of homicide(1), by sex of victim and main method of killing, 1989-1998
| Sex of victim and main(2) method of killing |
Year recorded |
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1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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| All victims |
97 |
80 |
89 |
136 |
116 |
111 |
133 |
134 |
90 |
100 |
| Shooting |
8 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
26 |
6 |
9 |
| Sharp instrument |
38 |
44 |
34 |
70 |
44 |
58 |
58 |
58 |
35 |
44 |
| Blunt instrument |
18 |
5 |
11 |
17 |
18 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
10 |
11 |
| Hitting and kicking |
17 |
14 |
17 |
25 |
28 |
14 |
26 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
| Strangulation |
5 |
11 |
12 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
13 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
| Fire |
4 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
| Other or unknown |
7 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
8 |
| Male |
65 |
61 |
62 |
113 |
85 |
90 |
104 |
97 |
72 |
79 |
| Shooting |
5 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
13 |
6 |
7 |
| Sharp instrument |
29 |
38 |
28 |
66 |
38 |
53 |
50 |
48 |
29 |
42 |
| Blunt instrument |
9 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
| Hitting and kicking |
14 |
12 |
13 |
20 |
18 |
10 |
19 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
| Strangulation |
- |
4 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
| Fire |
3 |
1 |
- |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| Other or unknown |
5 |
- |
3 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
| Female |
32 |
19 |
27 |
23 |
31 |
21 |
29 |
37 |
18 |
21 |
| Shooting |
3 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
13 |
- |
2 |
| Sharp instrument |
9 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
| Blunt instrument |
9 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
| Hitting and kicking |
3 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Strangulation |
5 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
| Fire |
1 |
- |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| Other or unknown |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
1. Currently (as at 12 November 1999) recorded
as homicide victims.
2. See annex note 8 for definition of main
method.
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