How to avoid being murdered (according to Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda):
1. be innocent. few murder victims are truly innocent. yes some times people get hit by a stray bullet meant for someone else, but its rare.
2. don't be coming out of bars at closing time ("nothing good happens after midnight")
3. don't buy, self or use narcotics or associate with people who do
4. try to marry well. don't marry a psychotic
BTW he says based on the days and times of the cases he's s solved, the most likely time to be murdered is 1:21 AM, on a Tuesday.