When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2002 Homicide Data

General Info

Original or alternative title

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2002 Homicide Data, Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Incidents

Provider

Violence Policy Center (United States)

Tabulations only

Geography

United States of America (USA)

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

January, 2002 - December, 2002

Data type

Report

Summary

The "When Men Murder Women" report series provides information on domestic violence-related homicide of women in the United States. The Violence Policy Center's (VPC) analysis report uses data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program's Supplementary Homicide Report (SHR).

Keywords

Domestic violence, Ethnicity, Firearms, Homicide, Incidence, Intimate partner violence, Legislation, Mortality, Race, Violence

Citation

Contributors

Violence Policy Center (United States)

Funders

Herb Block Foundation

David Bohnett Foundation

California Wellness Foundation (Cal Wellness)

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Joyce Foundation

Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund

George Gund Foundation

Publisher

Violence Policy Center (United States)

Publication year

2004

Suggested citation

Violence Policy Center (United States). When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2002 Homicide Data. Washington, DC, United States of America: Violence Policy Center (United States), 2004.