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Australian crime : facts and figures 2004

Homicide : Victim-offender relationship

Figure 8: Homicide victims, gender and relationship to offender, percentages, 2002-2003

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* Includes acquaintances
** Includes business associates, employee/employer, colleagues and other relationships
Source: Mouzos J & Segrave M 2004. Homicide in Australia: 2002-2003 national homicide monitoring program (NHMP) annual report. Research and public policy series no 55. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology

What this chart shows

  • The victim-offender relationship for homicide differs according to the gender of the victims. Male victims were more likely to be killed by a friend or acquaintance, whereas female victims were more likely to be killed by a family member (intimate partner and family).
  • Only 3% of female victims were killed by a person unknown to them (stranger), compared with 22% of male victims.

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