Comparison of victim and perpetrator characteristics, 2003–04
| Victims, n = 248 (%) | Perpetrator, n = 209 (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| *The age of two victims in 2003 could not be determined from the available data. | ||
| †Fisher’s exact test of differences significant at 0.05 or greater. | ||
| ‡Chi square test of differences significant at 0.05 or greater. | ||
| §The marital status of one victim and two perpetrators could not be determined from the data. | ||
| ¶Educational status was only calculated for persons aged 25 years and over. Education data was missing for three victims and three perpetrators. | ||
| Age* (years) | ||
| 0–14† | 30 (12.1) | – |
| 15–24‡ | 38 (15.4) | 18 (8.6) |
| 25–34 | 41 (16.5) | 47 (22.5) |
| 35–44 | 51 (20.6) | 52 (24.9) |
| 45–54 | 35 (14.2) | 43 (20.6) |
| 55–64 | 16 (6.5) | 21 (10.1) |
| 65+ | 35 (14.2) | 28 (13.4) |
| Gender | ||
| Male‡ | 63 (25.4) | 192 (91.9) |
| Female | 185 (74.6) | 17 (8.1) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 149 (60.1) | 129 (61.7) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 54 (21.8) | 46 (22.0) |
| Asian | 3 (1.2) | 2 (0.96) |
| Native American | 4 (1.6) | – |
| Other/unknown | 22 (8.9) | 12 (5.7) |
| Hispanic | 16 (6.5) | 20 (9.6) |
| Marital status§ | ||
| Married/cohabitating | 86 (34.8) | 64 (30.9) |
| Widowed‡ | 3 (1.2) | 23 (11.1) |
| Divorced | 22 (8.9) | 23 (11.1) |
| Legally separated | 14 (5.7) | 13 (6.3) |
| Single, otherwise unknown‡ | 61 (24.7) | 33 (15.9) |
| Unknown | 61 (24.7) | 51 (24.6) |
| Education¶ | ||
| < High school‡ | 21 (12.0) | 25 (13.3) |
| High school‡ | 59 (33.7) | 73 (38.8) |
| College | 56 (32.0) | 41 (21.8) |
| Professional/advanced | 8 (4.6) | 11 (5.9) |
| Unknown | 31 (17.7) | 38 (20.2) |
| Drugs/alcohol | ||
| Alcohol/drugs present at time of death | 53 (21.4) | 61 (29.2) |