Homicide in Scotland, 2002

Sex of victim and relationship of main accused to victim

Year recorded

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001 ⁽³⁾

2002

All victims

116

111

133

134

90

96

119

105

116

127

All victims (solved cases)

115

107

132

131

88

95

117

105

114

125

Main Accused:

Partner ⁽²⁾

Partner/ex-partner

21

20

20

18

9

15

17

22

16

14

Relative

Son, daughter

4

2

3

7

4

2

4

2

2

3

Parent

6

4

9

4

4

5

4

8

5

5

Other blood relative

5

3

4

4

3

4

4

4

5

6

Acquaintance

Friend or social acquaintance

{62

57

69

53

45

46

58}

36

39

42

Business or criminal associate

3

6

8

Rival gang member

3

1

3

Other known person

10

17

19

Stranger

Victim known to accused

{17

21

27

44

22

23

23}

1

2

3

Victim unknown to accused

10

14

17

Unknown

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

6

6

5

Male victim (solved cases)

84

87

103

96

71

74

96

74

82

104

Main Accused:

Partner ⁽²⁾

Partner/ex-partner

7

8

6

10

2

9

6

7

2

4

Relative

Son, daughter

3

1

3

4

4

2

2

2

1

3

Parent

2

3

5

1

3

3

4

4

3

3

Other blood relative

5

2

4

4

2

3

4

4

4

5

Acquaintance

Friend or social acquaintance

{55

52

63

49

42

40

55}

29

33

39

Business or criminal associate

2

6

7

Rival gang member

3

1

3

Other known person

10

16

18

Stranger

Victim known to accused

{12

21

22

27

18

17

18}

1

1

3

Victim unknown to accused

7

10

14

Unknown

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

5

5

5

Female victim (solved cases)

31

20

29

35

17

21

21

31

31

21

Main Accused:

Partner ⁽²⁾

Partner/ex-partner

14

12

14

8

7

6

11

15

14

10

Relative

Son, daughter

1

1

-

3

-

-

2

-

1

-

Parent

4

1

4

3

1

2

-

4

2

2

Other blood relative

-

1

-

-

1

1

-

-

1

1

Acquaintance

Friend or social acquaintance

{7

5

6

4

3

6

3}

7

6

3

Business or criminal associate

1

-

1

Rival gang member

-

-

-

Other known person

-

1

1

Stranger

Victim known to accused

{5

-

5

17

4

6

5}

-

1

-

Victim unknown to accused

3

4

3

Unknown

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

Unsolved

1

4

1

3

2

1

2

-

2

2