TABLE 8. Number* and percentage† of homicides, by decedent's marital status and victim-suspect relationship§ — National Violent Death Reporting System, 18 states, ¶ 2014.
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Marital status** | |
| Never married | 2,816 (61.2) |
| Married | 877 (19.1) |
| Divorced | 578 (12.6) |
| Widowed | 148 (3.2) |
| Single, not otherwise specified | 111 (2.4) |
| Married, but separated | 68 (1.5) |
| Total | 4,598 (100) |
| Relationship | |
| Acquaintance/friend | 698 (28.1) |
| Spouse/intimate partner (current or former) | 561 (22.6) |
| Stranger | 337 (13.6) |
| Other relative | 189 (7.6) |
| Child | 154 (6.2) |
| Parent | 139 (5.6) |
| Other intimate partner involvement†† | 58 (2.3) |
| Rival gang member | 15 (<1.0) |
| Victim was law enforcement officer injured in the line of duty | 9 (<1.0) |
| Other person known to victim | 326 (13.1) |
| Victim injured by a law enforcement officer | 0 (0.0) |
| Total | 2,486 (100) |
* No. deaths = 5,100. Marital status was unknown for 76 decedents. Victim-suspect relationship unknown for 2,614 decedents.
† Percentages might not total 100% due to rounding.
§ A victim is a person whose death resulted from a violence-related injury; a suspect is a person believed to have inflicted a fatal injury.
¶ Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
** Includes decedents aged ≥18 years only.
†† Death was due to intimate partner-related violence but not between the intimate partners (e.g., child killed by mother’s boyfriend).