"Figure 6: For the majority of female homicide victims aged 16 years and over where a suspect had been identified the suspect was their partner or ex-partner","" "Relationship of victims aged 16 years and over to principal suspect, England and Wales, year ending March 2022 ","" "","" "Notes","1. Partner or ex-partner includes boyfriend or girlfriend, common-law spouse or cohabiting partner, ex-spouse, ex-common-law spouse or ex-cohabiting partner, ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend, spouse (including civil partner) and adulterous relationship." "Unit","Percentage of homicide victims" "","" "","Male victims (460 offences)","Female victims (182 offences)" "Partner or ex-partner","4","33" "Family","7","13" "Friends or acquaintances","18","9" "Stranger","15","7" "Relationship not known","17","2" "Other Known","9","2" "No suspect charged","30","34"