Table:
selected incident characteristics
north
south
percent difference

number
percent
number
percent

relationship between accused and victim

stranger
2
3
20
9
-5

known to the victim
59
97
211
90
7

intimate partner or spouse
23
38
76
32
5

family member
15
25
86
37
-12

casual acquaintance
16
26
24
10
16

relationship by sex

female victim, male accused
53
87
172
74
13

female victim, female accused
8
13
62
27
-13

age of accused

12 to 24
38
62
92
39
23

12 to 17
12
20
17
7
12

18 to 24
26
43
75
32
11

25 to 89
23
38
142
61
-23

intoxicating substance used by accused

no intoxicating substance
8
14
60
38
-24

alcohol, drugs or both
49
86
97
62
24

accused previous conviction

no previous conviction
27
44
121
52
-7

any previous conviction
34
56
111
47
8

violent offence
23
38
78
33
4

non-violent or other offence
11
18
33
14
4

total single victims with single accused
61
100
234
100
0

Statement: compared with young women and girl victims of homicide in the south, female victims in the north were more likely to be killed by someone who: was male.
Question: compared with young women and girl victims of homicide in the south, which gender were female victims in the north more likely to be killed by someone who was male or female?
Answer: female victim, male accused