There are also methodological reasons for this choice, which are more fully explained in the Appendix. There were 398 women shot and killed by their husband or intimate acquaintance during the course of an argument more than one woman murdered every day of the year. In 84 percent of all cases where circumstance could be determined, homicides were not related to the commission of any other felony such as rape or robbery. According to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program, supplemental data are provided on only a subset of homicide cases. Additionally, SHR data are updated throughout the year as homicide reports are forwarded by state UCR programs.
Intimate acquaintance is defined as a common law husband, ex-husband, or boyfriend.