NCJ Number
177386
Journal
Crime Trend Series Volume: 6 Issue: 2 Dated: 1998 Pages: -
Date Published
1998
Length
7 pages
Annotation
The 280 murders that occurred in Hawaii during 1992-97 are described in terms of the victims, offenders, and use of alcohol or other drugs, based on information from Supplementary Homicide Report forms completed by county police agencies as part of the national Uniform Crime Reporting program.
Abstract
The number of murders ranged from a low of 40 in 1996 to a high of 56 in 1995. Murders typically involved male victims and offenders in their early to mid-30's. Male victims outnumbered female victims by almost 2-to-1 overall. Victims and offenders typically knew one another but were not related; they were involved in arguments and used either firearms or bare hands and feet as murder weapons. Female victims were somewhat older than male victims, were more likely to be beaten to death, and were much more often killed in domestic arguments and by those to whom they were romantically related. Alleged offenders were slightly younger than victims. Offenders, victims, or both were known to have used alcohol, other dangerous drugs, or both immediately prior to 44 percent of the murders. Footnotes, tables, figures, and reference