Homicide in Scotland, 2012-13

Statistical bulletin on crimes of homicide recorded by the police in Scotland in 2012-13


Table 11: Victims of homicide1 by gender2 and main motive3 for killing, Scotland, 2003-04 to 2012-13

Number

Gender of victim and main motive 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
All victims 109 137 95 120 115 99 82 100 93 62
All victims - solved cases 108 135 92 119 112 96 81 99 89 61
Rage or fury 20 22 10 14 23 10 13 20 5 8
Fight or quarrel 41 43 35 34 33 33 27 29 38 22
Jealousy 1 4 4 3 6 6 3 8 2 3
Sexual 2 1 2 3 1 3 4 - 2 -
Financial (theft or gain) 4 6 2 3 1 9 3 8 8 8
Feud or faction rivalry 8 16 11 14 8 8 6 5 8 3
Insanity - 3 - 3 1 2 1 3 5 1
Contract killing 1 - 1 - - - - 2 - -
Suicide pact or mercy killing - - 1 2 1 1 - - 1 2
Other 17 14 10 15 20 7 7 7 8 -
Unknown 14 26 16 28 18 17 17 17 12 14
Male victims2 - solved cases 93 108 80 99 89 68 54 78 70 49
Rage or fury 17 17 8 12 19 6 7 14 2 7
Fight or quarrel 40 38 33 32 28 29 22 27 36 19
Jealousy - 2 3 1 5 2 1 4 1 1
Sexual 2 1 1 - - 2 2 - 1 -
Financial (theft or gain) 2 3 2 2 1 3 2 7 5 7
Feud or faction rivalry 7 15 10 14 8 8 6 5 8 3
Insanity - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 2 -
Contract killing 1 - 1 - - - - 2 - -
Suicide pact or mercy killing - - 1 1 - 1 - - 1 1
Other 12 12 7 13 15 5 5 5 5 -
Unknown 12 19 14 23 13 10 9 13 9 11
Female victims2 - solved cases 15 27 12 20 23 28 27 21 19 12
Rage or fury 3 5 2 2 4 4 6 6 3 1
Fight or quarrel 1 5 2 2 5 4 5 2 2 3
Jealousy 1 2 1 2 1 4 2 4 1 2
Sexual - - 1 3 1 1 2 - 1 -
Financial (theft or gain) 2 3 - 1 - 6 1 1 3 1
Feud, faction rivalry 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Insanity - 2 - 2 1 - 1 2 3 1
Contract killing - - - - - - - - - -
Suicide pact or mercy killing - - - 1 1 - - - - 1
Other 5 2 3 2 5 2 2 2 3 -
Unknown 2 7 2 5 5 7 8 4 3 3

Notes:
1. Figures correct as at 1 October 2013.
2. The gender split for data for 2003-04 to 2011-12 has been revised following an error being found in the calculation used to produce this table. No other tables were affected by this error. For reference, the previous version of the data can be found in Table 11 of the 'Homicide in Scotland, 2011-12' statistical bulletin.
3. For further information on the main motive please see Note 4.12.

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