From: phil@netcom.com (Phil Ronzone)
Subject: Re: Carjackers/Citizens/Life/Guns/Bernhard Goetz
Organization: Generally in favor of, but mostly random.
Distribution: ca
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 19:43:18 GMT

In article <13700@optilink.COM> walsh@optilink.COM (Mark Walsh) writes:
    >A poor analogy. Most murderers know their victims to be
    >unarmed, most car jackers have no such knowledge. Most
    >murders are crimes of passion, rarely for financial gain.

You are VERY wrong. Most murders are NOT "crimes of passion" (whatever
that is).



RKBA.014 - Reasons for homicide and non-negligent manslaughter
           Version 1.1 (last changed on 90/05/17 at 15:07:58)


DESCRIPTION
===========
A common misconception, popularized in the media (especially in the
Dear Abby/Ann Landers sob-sister columns), is that a gun in the house
is more likely to murder a "loved one" than to defeat a burglar.

The tables below show the total victims of each type, the type
being the relationship to the murderer, and the circumstances during
which the victim was murderd.

Table one shows the numbers as percentages, table two as victim counts,
and table three as in descending order of all types by victim.

The figures are for 1987.

Note that ALL murders are counted, regardless of the weapon used.
Other statistics, not as complete and hence not included, show
that a gun is used far more in murdering strangers than it is for
relatives (knives are very popular with relatives).

Numbers will not round-up to exactly 100% because of round-off.


CONCLUSION
==========
"Loved ones" (oxymoron - who murders a "loved one") are quite low
in the murder count. The murder of a stranger (by a a stranger obv.)
is quite rare. Dope dealers that know each ARE acquaintances.




TOTAL = Total number of victims of this type.

FELON = Total number of victions of this type murdered during the
        commission of a felony (such as a burglary or robbery). I.e,
	you held up your dad's liquor store and killed dad or murdered
	your brother the bank guard during a bank hold up.

SUSFL = Total number of victions of this type murdered during the
        commission of a suspected felony (such as a burglary or robbery).

ROTRI = Total number of victions of this type murdered because of
	a romantic triangle..

AOMOP = Total number of victions of this type murdered because of
	an argument over money and/or property.

OTARG = Total number of victions of this type murdered because of
	an argument over something besides money and/or property.

MNFTY = Total number of victions of this type murdered during the
	commision of a non-felony crime.

UNABL = Total number of victions of this type murdered for
	unknown reasons.


	                    ***  T A B L E   1  ***
              -----   ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
              TOTAL   FELON SUSFL ROTRI AOMOP OTARG MNFTY UNABL
              19257    3730   379   414   471  6338  3586  4339
              -----   ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Acquaintance   30.8    25.7   6.9  62.7  52.2  40.4  38.8  11.4
Unknown        29.8    32.1  82.3   2.2   3.6   8.3  10.9  75.9
Stranger       13.0    32.2   8.4   7.0   8.1   8.8  11.7   5.1
Friend          5.2     3.8    .5   7.5  19.1   8.6   4.1   1.2
Wife            4.8      .4    .5   6.2   1.1   7.3   9.5   1.6
Other family    2.9     1.4    .3    .7   4.5   5.1   3.6    .8
Husband         2.7      .1    .0   3.5    .2   4.9   4.6    .5
Girlfriend      2.6      .5    .5   5.7   1.1   5.2   2.2   1.1
Son             1.7     1.0     0    .5    .9   1.0   5.6    .5
Boyfriend       1.5      .2     0   2.0   1.3   3.4   1.1    .2
Neighbor        1.4     1.4     0   1.5   2.6   2.3    .9    .6
Brother         1.0      .2     0    .2   3.0   2.2    .9    .1
Daughter        1.0      .5    .3     0    .2    .4   4.0    .2 
Father          0.7      .2     0     0   1.5   1.1   1.0    .3 
Mother          0.6      .2    .3     0    .4    .8   1.0    .4 
Sister          0.2      .1     0    .2    .2    .4    .1    .1
                                                                                                                                

	                    ***  T A B L E   1  ***
              -----   ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
              TOTAL   FELON SUSFL ROTRI AOMOP OTARG MNFTY UNABL
              19257    3730   379   414   471  6338  3586  4339
              -----   ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Acquaintance   5937     959    26   260   246  2561  1391   495
Unknown        5746    1197   312     9    17   526   391  3293
Stranger       2499    1201    32    29    38   558   420   221
Friend         1009     142     2    31    90   545   147    52
Wife            920      15     2    26     5   463   341    69
Other family    564      52     1     3    21   323   129    35
Husband         516       4     0    14     1   311   165    22
Girlfriend      506      19     2    24     5   330    79    48
Son             330      37     0     2     4    63   201    22
Boyfriend       285       7     0     8     6   215    39     9
Neighbor        275      52     0     6    12   146    32    26
Brother         198       7     0     1    14   139    32     4
Daughter        198      19     1     0     1    25   143     9
Father          133       7     0     0     7    70    36    13
Mother          114       7     1     0     2    51    36    17
Sister           39       4     0     1     1    25     4     4




	        ***   T A B L E   3   ***
 3293        Unknown: For unkown reasons.
 2561   Acquaintance: Argument over non-money/property.
 1391   Acquaintance: Miscellaneous non-felony crime.
 1201       Stranger: Commission of felony.
 1197        Unknown: Commission of felony.
  959   Acquaintance: Commission of felony.
  564          Other: Commission of felony.
  558       Stranger: Argument over non-money/property.
  545         Friend: Argument over non-money/property.
  526        Unknown: Argument over non-money/property.
  495   Acquaintance: For unkown reasons.
  463           Wife: Argument over non-money/property.
  420       Stranger: Miscellaneous non-felony crime.
  391        Unknown: Miscellaneous non-felony crime.
  341           Wife: Miscellaneous non-felony crime.
  330     Girlfriend: Argument over non-money/property.
  323          Other: Miscellaneous non-felony crime.
  312        Unknown: Commission suspected felony.
  311        Husband: Argument over non-money/property.
  260   Acquaintance: Romantic triangle.
  246   Acquaintance: Argument over money or property.
  221       Stranger: For unkown reasons.
  215      Boyfriend: Argument over non-money/property.
  201            Son: Miscellaneous non-felony crime.
  165        Husband: Miscellaneous non-felony crime.
  147         Friend: Miscellaneous non-felony crime.
  146       Neighbor: Argument over non-money/property.
  143       Daughter: Miscellaneous non-felony crime.
  142         Friend: Commission of felony.
  139        Brother: Argument over non-money/property.
  129          Other: For unkown reasons.
   90         Friend: Argument over money or property.
   79     Girlfriend: Miscellaneous non-felony crime.
   70         Father: Argument over non-money/property.
   69           Wife: For unkown reasons.
   63            Son: Argument over non-money/property.
   52       Neighbor: Commission of felony.
   52         Friend: For unkown reasons.
   52          Other: Commission suspected felony.
   51         Mother: Argument over non-money/property.
   48     Girlfriend: For unkown reasons.
   39      Boyfriend: Miscellaneous non-felony crime.
   38       Stranger: Argument over money or property.
   37            Son: Commission of felony.
   36         Mother: Miscellaneous non-felony crime.
   36         Father: Miscellaneous non-felony crime.
   32       Stranger: Commission suspected felony.
   32       Neighbor: Miscellaneous non-felony crime.
   32        Brother: Miscellaneous non-felony crime.
   31         Friend: Romantic triangle.
   29       Stranger: Romantic triangle.
   26   Acquaintance: Commission suspected felony.
   26       Neighbor: For unkown reasons.
   26           Wife: Romantic triangle.
   25       Daughter: Argument over non-money/property.
   25         Sister: Argument over non-money/property.
   24     Girlfriend: Romantic triangle.
   22        Husband: For unkown reasons.
   22            Son: For unkown reasons.
   21          Other: Argument over non-money/property.
   19     Girlfriend: Commission of felony.
   19       Daughter: Commission of felony.
   17        Unknown: Argument over money or property.
   17         Mother: For unkown reasons.
   15           Wife: Commission of felony.
   14        Husband: Romantic triangle.
   14        Brother: Argument over money or property.
   13         Father: For unkown reasons.
   12       Neighbor: Argument over money or property.
    9      Boyfriend: For unkown reasons.
    9       Daughter: For unkown reasons.
    9        Unknown: Romantic triangle.
    8      Boyfriend: Romantic triangle.
    7      Boyfriend: Commission of felony.
    7        Brother: Commission of felony.
    7         Mother: Commission of felony.
    7         Father: Commission of felony.
    7         Father: Argument over money or property.
    6      Boyfriend: Argument over money or property.
    6       Neighbor: Romantic triangle.
    5     Girlfriend: Argument over money or property.
    5           Wife: Argument over money or property.
    4        Husband: Commission of felony.
    4        Brother: For unkown reasons.
    4         Sister: Miscellaneous non-felony crime.
    4         Sister: For unkown reasons.
    4         Sister: Commission of felony.
    4            Son: Argument over money or property.
    3          Other: Argument over money or property.
    2     Girlfriend: Commission suspected felony.
    2         Mother: Argument over money or property.
    2         Friend: Commission suspected felony.
    2           Wife: Commission suspected felony.
    2            Son: Romantic triangle.
    1       Daughter: Commission suspected felony.
    1       Daughter: Argument over money or property.
    1        Husband: Argument over money or property.
    1        Brother: Romantic triangle.
    1         Sister: Romantic triangle.
    1         Sister: Argument over money or property.
    1         Mother: Commission suspected felony.
    1          Other: Romantic triangle.
    0      Boyfriend: Commission suspected felony.
    0       Neighbor: Commission suspected felony.
    0       Daughter: Romantic triangle.
    0        Husband: Commission suspected felony.
    0        Brother: Commission suspected felony.
    0         Sister: Commission suspected felony.
    0         Mother: Romantic triangle.
    0         Father: Romantic triangle.
    0         Father: Commission suspected felony.
    0            Son: Commission suspected felony.




Sources: UCR88

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