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Table 2-6: Victims by Sex, 1999 SDC

State Male Pop. Female Pop. Male Victims Female Victims Percent Male Percent Female Rate of Male Victimsa Rate of Female Victimsb

Alabama

545,224

520,953

5,934

7,805

43.2

56.8

10.9

15.0

Alaska

101,744

95,081

3,002

3,021

49.8

50.2

29.5

31.8

Arizona

682,755

651,809

4,555

4,590

49.8

50.2

6.7

7.0

Arkansas

339,302

320,922

3,241

4,319

42.9

57.1

9.6

13.5

California

4,580,193

4,343,230

62,267

68,060

47.8

52.2

13.6

15.7

Colorado

546,226

519,284

3,289

3,700

47.1

52.9

6.0

7.1

Connecticut

424,200

404,060

7,205

7,169

50.1

49.9

17.0

17.7

Delaware

93,308

89,142

1,084

998

52.1

47.9

11.6

11.2

District of Columbia

48,203

47,087

1,096

1,184

48.1

51.9

22.7

25.1

Florida

1,828,595

1,741,283

33,101

34,267

49.1

50.9

18.1

19.7

Georgia

1,052,214

1,004,671

12,900

13,988

48.0

52.0

12.3

13.9

Hawaii

149,009

140,331

1,300

1,349

49.1

50.9

8.7

9.6

Idaho

180,122

170,342

1,021

1,147

47.1

52.9

5.7

6.7

Illinois

1,629,689

1,551,649

15,985

16,962

48.5

51.5

9.8

10.9

Indiana

784,183

744,808

9,884

11,590

46.0

54.0

12.6

15.6

Iowa

368,607

351,078

5,046

4,711

51.7

48.3

13.7

13.4

Kansas

358,834

339,803

4,090

4,320

48.6

51.4

11.4

12.7

Kentucky

496,049

469,479

9,026

9,505

48.7

51.3

18.2

20.2

Louisiana

606,380

583,621

5,980

6,634

47.4

52.6

9.9

11.4

Maine

149,157

141,282

2,072

2,078

49.9

50.1

13.9

14.7

Michigan

1,310,394

1,250,745

11,989

12,516

48.9

51.1

9.1

10.0

Minnesota

651,647

620,203

5,401

5,663

48.8

51.2

8.3

9.1

Mississippi

384,368

368,498

1,575

4,932

24.2

75.8

4.1

13.4

Missouri

717,457

682,035

5,087

3,991

56.0

44.0

7.1

5.9

Montana

115,252

108,567

1,555

1,773

46.7

53.3

13.5

16.3

Nebraska

227,900

215,900

1,671

1,774

48.5

51.5

7.3

8.2

Nevada

252,254

239,222

4,142

4,096

50.3

49.7

16.4

17.1

New Hampshire

155,654

148,782

427

499

46.1

53.9

2.7

3.4

New Jersey

1,025,749

977,455

4,609

4,601

50.0

50.0

4.5

4.7

New Mexico

252,788

242,824

1,738

1,902

47.7

52.3

6.9

7.8

New York

2,272,041

2,168,883

30,074

30,630

49.5

50.5

13.2

14.1

North Carolina

991,126

949,821

18,544

18,432

50.2

49.8

18.7

19.4

North Dakota

82,231

77,861

658

624

51.3

48.7

8.0

8.0

Ohio

1,456,973

1,387,098

25,422

27,622

47.9

52.1

17.4

19.9

Oklahoma

452,929

429,133

7,970

8,240

49.2

50.8

17.6

19.2

Oregon

424,530

402,971

5,386

5,849

47.9

52.1

12.7

14.5

Pennsylvania

1,462,501

1,390,019

1,977

3,099

38.9

61.1

1.4

2.2

Rhode Island

123,750

117,430

1,712

1,764

49.3

50.7

13.8

15.0

South Carolina

486,993

468,937

4,621

4,856

48.8

51.2

9.5

10.4

Tennessee

687,929

653,001

4,928

5,661

46.5

53.5

7.2

8.7

Texas

2,926,251

2,792,983

18,360

20,942

46.7

53.3

6.3

7.5

Utah

362,754

344,612

3,923

4,701

45.5

54.5

10.8

13.6

Vermont

71,559

67,787

433

646

40.1

59.9

6.1

9.5

Virginia

851,529

813,281

3,970

4,227

48.4

51.6

4.7

5.2

Washington

762,827

723,513

3,920

4,113

48.8

51.2

5.1

5.7

West Virginia

207,639

195,842

4,150

4,433

48.4

51.6

20.0

22.6

Wisconsin

691,956

656,312

4,121

5,668

42.1

57.9

6.0

8.6

Wyoming

65,120

61,687

607

614

49.7

50.3

9.3

10.0

Total/ Weighted Average

34,438,095

32,785,317

371,048

401,265

48.0

52.0

10.8

12.2

Number

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

Note. Rates were based on the number of male or female victims divided by the male or female population, respectively, multiplied by 1,000.

aMean = 11.0; Q1 = 6.7; Q2 = 9.8; Q3 = 13.8

bMean = 12.6; Q1 = 8.1; Q2 = 12.0; Q3 = 15.6

Last Updated: February 15, 2006