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. 2022 Sep 26;10(10):1873. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10101873

Table 3.

Descriptive statistics of the perpetrators.

Perpetrators All Cases
(N = 73)		 Single Perpetrator
(N = 43)		 Multi-
Perpetrator
(N = 18)		 Perpetrator Unidentified
(N = 12)
Sex (Male/Female) 84 M / 6 F 38 M / 3 F 46 M / 3 F -
(SD 14.2:1) (SD 12.6:1) (SD 15.6:1)
Age * 34.9 39.92 30.0 -
(SD 14.2) (SD 16.05) (SD 9.97) -
Relationship victim/perpetrator
  • -

    Sentimental

 7 (7.5%) 7 (17.07%) 0 (0.0%) -
  • -

    Family unit/ cohabiting

 17 (18.3%) 10 (24.4%) 7 (13.46%) -
  • -

    Other relatives

 3 (3.2%) 3 (7.32%) 0 (0.0%) -
  • -

    Acquittance/friend

 40 (43%) 16 (39.02%) 24 (46.15%) -
  • -

    Strangers:

 17 (18.3%) 4 (9.76%) 13 (25%) -
Mafia 4 (4.3%) 0 (0%) 4 (7.7%) -
Criminal clans 2 (2.1%) 0 (0%) 2 (3.85%) -
Occasional customer 1 (1.1%) 1 (2.44%) 0 (0.0%) -
  • -

    Unknown

 9 (9.7%) 1 (2.44%) 8 (15.4%) -
Motive of the crime:
  • -

    Crime of passion

 13 (14%) 10 (24.4%) 3 (5.7%) -
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    Futile motives

 37 (39.8%) 10 (24.4%) 27 (52%) -
  • -

    Psychiatric pathology

 5 (5.4%) 5 (12.2%) 0 (0.0%) -
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    During other crime

 15 (16.1%) 3 (7.3%) 12 (23.1%) -
  • -

    Economic

 19 (20.4%) 12 (29.3%) 7 (13.5%) -
  • -

    Unknown

 4 (4.3%) 1 (2.4%) 3 (5.7%) -

* Including records with missing data.