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Of the estimated 4,970 female victims of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter in 2021, data reported by law enforcement agencies indicate that 34% were killed by an intimate partner (figure 1). By comparison, about 6% of the 17,970 males murdered that year were victims of intimate partner homicide.
It might be 50/50 but it’s not equal.
https://bjs.ojp.gov/female-murder-victims-and-victim-offender-relationship-2021
That’s because that’s you want to take from it