Honoring Texas Victims - Texas Council on Family Violence

Key Data<strong>Texas</strong> Femicide <strong>Victims</strong> of Family Violence 2009Victim’s AgeIn analyzing the 2009 fatalities, victim’s ages ranged from 13 to 83 years. The thirteen-yearoldvictim was murdered by a boyfriend and the eighty three-year-old victim was murderedby her husband. The age group most impacted was between 30 and 39 years of age, followedclosely by those 20 to 29 years of age.30Victim Age252015105013-19 20-2913-19 yearsold20-29 yearsold30-39 40-4930-39 yearsold40-49 yearsold50-59 50-59 yearsOver 60 years 60oldageold Unknown ageVictim’s Relationship to the PerpetratorThe most common relationship of the victim to the perpetrator was “wife” (43 percent),followed by “girlfriend” (26 percent). If the categories of wife, common law wife and estrangedwife are combined, the percent increases to 57 percent.Victim Relationship to OffenderCommon law wife4%Ex-girlfriend10%Ex-wife4%Unknown3%Estranged wife10%Wife43%Girlfriend26%4