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Figure 8.1.4 Alcohol involvement in Indigenous and non-Indigenoushomicides, total recorded 1999-2000 to 2004-05 a, b, c, dBoth victim and offender drinkingOffender drinking but not victimVictim drinking but not offenderNeither drinkingPer cent of all homicides100806040200Indigenous Non-Indigenous Inter-raciala Homicide includes murder and manslaughter, but excludes driving causing death. b Indigenous homicidesare where both victims and offenders of homicide are Indigenous. c Non-Indigenous homicides are whereboth victims and offenders are not Indigenous, including victims and offenders who are Caucasian, Asian andMaori/Pacific Islanders. d Inter-racial homicides are where either the victim or the offender is Indigenous,including homicides involving: an Indigenous offender and non-Indigenous victim, and non-Indigenousoffender and an Indigenous victim.Source: AIC NHMP (unpublished); table 8A.1.5.Among the total recorded homicides over the period from 1999-2000 to 2004-05:• 69.6 per cent of Indigenous homicides involved both the victim and offenderhaving consumed alcohol at the time of the offence (figure 8.1.4). In contrast,20.4 per cent of non-Indigenous homicides involved both the victim andoffender being under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident .• Where only the offender was under the influence of alcohol in a homicide, theproportion was slightly higher for Indigenous homicides (11.4 per cent) thannon-Indigenous homicides (9.0 per cent) (figure 8.1.4).8.14 OVERCOMINGINDIGENOUSDISADVANTAGE 2007