Table 8
Detailed circumstances of homicides committed by ‘casual acquaintances’ involving female victims, by Aboriginal identity, 1980 to 2015

Table 8
Detailed circumstances of homicides committed by ‘casual acquaintances’ involving female victims, by Aboriginal identity, 1980 to 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Detailed circumstances of homicides committed by ‘casual acquaintances’ involving female victims. The information is grouped by Relationship type (victim killed by) (appearing as row headers), Female victims of 'casual acquaintance' homicides, Aboriginal , Non-Aboriginal, Unknown and Total, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Relationship typeTable 8 Note 1 (victim killed by) Female victims of 'casual acquaintance' homicides
Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal Unknown Total
number percent number percent number percent number percent
Homicides re-coded to pre-existing relationship typesTable 8 Note 2 21 11.9 103 18.4 2 16.7 126 16.8
Family memberTable 8 Note 3 4 2.3 2 0.4 0 0.0 6 0.8
Ex-boyfriend/girlfriend 0 0.0 1 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.1
Close friend 2 1.1 12 2.1 0 0.0 14 1.9
NeighbourTable 8 Note 4 1 0.6 31 5.5 0 0.0 32 4.3
Authority figure 1 0.6 6 1.1 0 0.0 7 0.9
Extra-marital lover 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 8.3 1 0.1
Other intimate relationship 6 3.4 16 2.9 0 0.0 22 2.9
Business relationship 3 1.7 15 2.7 0 0.0 18 2.4
Criminal relationship 4 2.3 19 3.4 1 8.3 24 3.2
Stranger 0 0.0 1 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.1
Homicides re-coded to new relationship types 88 49.7 170 30.4 6 50.0 264 35.3
Other non-family household memberTable 8 Note 5 6 3.4 32 5.7 3 25.0 41 5.5
Other institutional memberTable 8 Note 6 2 1.1 25 4.5 2 16.7 29 3.9
Partner or ex-partner of family member 5 2.8 15 2.7 0 0.0 20 2.7
Partner or ex-partner of victim's current or former sexual partner 6 3.4 8 1.4 0 0.0 14 1.9
Reverse authority figureTable 8 Note 7 1 0.6 8 1.4 0 0.0 9 1.2
Co-substance userTable 8 Note 8 67 37.9 68 12.2 1 8.3 136 18.2
Family friendTable 8 Note 9 0 0.0 8 1.4 0 0.0 8 1.1
Casual friendTable 8 Note 10 1 0.6 6 1.1 0 0.0 7 0.9
Total homicides which remained reported as 'casual acquaintance'Table 8 Note 11 68 38.4 286 51.2 4 33.3 358 47.9
Total 'casual acquaintance' homicides 177 100.0 559 100.0 12 100.0 748 100.0
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