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Table 2 Index offense characteristics stratified for gender

From: Women convicted for violent offenses: Adverse childhood experiences, low level of education and poor mental health

  

All

Male

Female

  

N

%

N

%

N

%

Sex offenses

Child sexual abuse

44

21.7

43

23.0

1

6.3

 

Rape

57

28.1

57

30.5

0

-

 

Other sex offenses

3

1.5

3

1.6

0

-

Violent offenses

Robbery

27

13.3

25

13.4

2

12.5

 

Assault

16

7.9

14

7.5

2

12.5

 

Murder

25

12.3

19

10.2

6

37.5

 

Abduction

2

1.0

2

1.1

0

-

 

Arson

20

9.9

15

8.0

5

31.3

 

Endangerment of human life

9

4.4

9

4.8

0

-

 

Total

203

100.0

187

100.0

16

100.0