Research indicates a variety of facts about murder. Which of the following is inaccurate?

A. Over 40 percent of murders in which the attacker can be identified involved an intimate partner.
B. Murder tends to be an intraracial crime.
C. Most murders occur among people who are acquainted.
D. Females age 65 or older are more likely than males of the same age to be homicide victims.


Answer: D

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