According to "When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2009 Homicide Data" released today by the Violence Policy Center in Washington, DC, South Carolina ranks #7 in the nation for the number of women killed by men.
South Carolina was ranked #9 in the nation according to the previous Violence Policy Center report. SC has never ranked out of the top ten states according to the data analyzed for this report.
This announcement coincides with the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the United States, which is recognized in October.
This report is based on information obtained from the most recent Supplementary Homicide Report (SHI) data submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The numbers for 2009 are the most recent statistics available, and the ranking is calculated according to the homicide rate per 100,000 people in the state.
42 females were murdered by males in South Carolina in 2009, a total of 1.79 per 100,000. This per capita rate was 1.69 in last year's report. 2 of the female homicide victims was 18 years of age or younger, and the average homicide victim's age was 43 years old. Of these victims, 17 were black, and 25 were white.
For those homicides in which the victim to offender relationship could be identified, 90% of reported homicides (37 out of 41 identified) were murdered by someone they knew.
Of the homicide victims who knew their offenders, 76% (28 victims) were murdered by a husband, common-law husband, ex-husband, or boyfriend.
Among these women who were murdered by a current or former intimate partner, 53% (9 victims) were shot and killed with handguns
For more information contact Pamela Jacobs, Executive Director for the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
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