Table 1 Description of sociodemographic characteristics for the NGRI group and the guilty group

Age (at time of murder)

M = 35.01, SD = 12.91

M = 34.07, SD = 12.31

Country of origin

Israel

42

58.3%

44

78.6%

Former Soviet Union

16

22.2%

8

14.3%

Ethiopia

5

6.9%

1

1.8%

Other

9

12.5%

3

5.4%

Religion

Jewish

60

83.3%

26

46.4%

Muslim

8

11.1%

27

48.2%

Christian (Arab)

1

1.4%

-

-

Christian

2

2.8%

-

-

Druze

1

1.4%

1

1.8%

Unknown

-

-

2

3.6%

Marital status (at time of murder)

Single

45

62.5%

25

44.6%

Married

11

15.3%

21

37.5%

Divorced

16

22.2%

10

17.9%

Place of residence

City

63

87.5%

39

69.6%

Village

7

9.8%

16

28.6%

Tourist

2

2.8%

-

-

Other

-

-

1

1.8%

Area of residence

Center

41

56.9%

10

17.9%

South

8

11.1%

5

8.9%

North

21

29.2%

41

73.2%

Tourist

2

2.8%

-

-