Criminal Justice Series: Homicide in Scotland, 2006-07

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Table 11
Victims of homicide (1), by sex of victim and relationship of main accused to victim, 1997-98 to 2006-07

Sex of victim and relationship of main accused to victim

Year recorded

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

All victims

97

93

123

107

113

125

108

137

94

119

All victims (solved cases)

95

92

121

107

111

122

107

134

91

118

Main Accused:

Partner (2)

Partner/ex-partner

12

17

17

24

12

13

5

14

16

11

Relative

Son, daughter

3

3

4

2

1

3

6

1

6

5

Parent

5

4

7

5

5

6

3

6

1

2

Other blood relative

4

3

5

4

5

6

5

5

3

8

Acquaintance

Friend or social acquaintance

{42

48

62}

32

43

42

35

39

20

33

Business or criminal associate

4

5

5

5

5

3

3

Rival gang member

2

1

5

2

6

2

5

Other known person

12

18

19

15

26

19

19

Stranger

Victim known to accused

{29

17

21}

1

3

3

3

6

2

-

Victim unknown to accused

13

20

17

18

20

Unknown

-

-

5

8

2

7

8

9

1

12

Male victim (solved cases)

77

71

100

71

89

102

93

107

79

99

Main Accused:

Partner (2)

Partner/ex-partner

4

8

8

5

1

5

1

4

10

5

Relative

Son, daughter

3

3

2

1

1

3

3

1

5

2

Parent

4

2

6

2

3

3

1

5

-

1

Other blood relative

2

3

5

4

4

5

5

5

2

7

Acquaintance

Friend or social acquaintance

{40

42

57}

27

38

39

35

33

19

30

Business or criminal associate

4

5

4

4

5

3

3

Rival gang member

2

1

5

2

6

2

5

Other known person

11

18

17

14

25

18

17

Stranger

Victim known to accused

{24

13

17}

1

2

3

3

5

2

-

Victim unknown to accused

7

14

11

18

13

17

19

Unknown

-

-

5

7

2

7

7

5

1

10

Female victim (solved cases)

18

21

21

36

22

20

14

27

12

19

Main Accused:

Partner (2)

Partner/ex-partner

8

9

9

19

11

8

4

10

6

6

Relative

Son, daughter

-

-

2

1

-

-

3

-

1

3

Parent

1

2

1

3

2

3

2

1

1

1

Other blood relative

2

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

1

1

Acquaintance

Friend or social acquaintance

{2

6

5}

5

5

3

-

6

1

3

Business or criminal associate

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

Rival gang member

-

-

-

-

-

Other known person

1

-

2

1

1

1

2

Stranger

Victim known to accused

{5

4

4}

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

Victim unknown to accused

6

2

2

2

4

1

1

Unknown

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

4

-

2

Unsolved

2

1

2

-

2

3

1

3

3

1

1. Currently (as at 19 November 2007) recorded as homicide.
2. See Annex note 9.9 for the definition of 'partner' (prior to 2000/01 'ex-partner' was restricted to 'ex-spouse').

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