"Figure 6: For the majority of female homicide victims aged 16 years and over where a suspect had been identified, that suspect was their partner or ex-partner","" "Relationship of victims aged 16 years and over to principal suspect, England and Wales, year ending March 2021 ","" "","" "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), adulterous relationship. " "Unit","Percentage of homicide victims " "","" "","Male victims (381 offences)","Female victims (153 offences)" "Partner/ex-partner","3","37" "Family","8","12" "Friends/ acquaintances","26","6" "Stranger","18","6" "Relationship not known","10","3" "Other Known","8","6" "No suspect charged","28","31"