Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,
Homicide trends in the United States,,,
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide,,,
Date of release: January 17 2007,,,

Intimate Homicide Victims by Relationship,,,

Year,Spouse,Ex-Spouse,Boyfriend/Girlfriend
1976,2134,112,646
1977,1967,108,594
1978,1909,114,610
1979,1915,139,673
1980,1874,111,727
1981,1908,128,754
1982,1697,124,749
1983,1647,119,757
1984,1475,93,811
1985,1561,108,799
1986,1514,123,889
1987,1450,91,831
1988,1435,94,855
1989,1306,73,894
1990,1335,104,865
1991,1243,76,906
1992,1214,75,809
1993,1186,86,930
1994,1122,82,850
1995,1002,57,773
1996,974,66,735
1997,842,67,706
1998,929,73,760
1999,798,60,718
2000,851,66,697
2001,793,50,688
2002,770,53,699
2003,716,55,716
2004,764,54,685
2005,757,53,700

"Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005",,,
See the methodology section in 'Additional Information About the Data' for weighting and imputation procedures used.,,,