Homicide in Scotland 1998: CrJ/1999/7: Page 22

Homicide in Scotland 1998: CrJ/1999/7

Table 13

Victims of homicide⁽¹⁾, by main motive and sex of the main accused, 1989-1998

Sex of main accused person and main⁽²⁾ motive for killing	Year recorded
	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
All victims	97	80	89	136	116	111	133	139	90	100

All victims (solved)	96	78	84	135	115	107	132	135	88	99
Rage, Quarrel	50	43	42	64	55	42	54	59	37	45
Jealousy, Revenge	11	9	9	10	12	13	14	10	5	7
Sexual	2	2	4	2	5	4	3	3	4	3
Theft, Gain	9	5	3	19	10	10	6	2	5	7
Feud	3	3	4	14	10	12	12	15	7	6
Mental state	5	1	4	8	4	4	5	18	6	2
Other	4	3	9	1	7	5	15	5	13	12
Unknown	12	12	9	17	12	17	23	23	11	17

Male	89	71	77	121	107	97	120	121	80	83
Rage, Quarrel	46	40	40	55	50	37	48	49	34	39
Jealousy, Revenge	10	7	7	10	12	11	12	9	5	5
Sexual	2	2	4	2	5	4	3	3	4	3
Theft, Gain	9	5	3	19	9	10	6	2	5	7
Feud	3	3	4	13	10	12	12	15	7	6
Mental state	3	1	3	4	2	2	4	18	5	-
Other	4	3	8	1	7	4	15	5	11	10
Unknown	12	10	8	17	12	17	20	20	9	13

Female	7	7	7	14	8	10	12	14	8	16
Rage, Quarrel	4	3	2	9	5	5	6	10	3	6
Jealousy, Revenge	1	2	2	-	-	2	2	1	-	2
Sexual	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Theft, Gain	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Feud	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mental state	2	-	1	4	2	2	1	-	1	2
Other	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	2	2
Unknown	-	2	1	-	-	-	3	3	2	4

Unsolved	1	2	5	1	1	4	1	4	2	1

1. Currently (as at 12 November 1999) recorded as homicide victims.
2. See note 8 of annex for definition of main motive.