Expanded Homicide Data Table 7
Murder, Types of Weapons Used
Percent Distribution by Region, 20131
Region |
Total all weapons2 |
Firearms |
Knives or cutting instruments |
Unknown or other dangerous weapons |
Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 100.0 | 69.0 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 5.6 |
Northeast | 100.0 | 65.2 | 15.1 | 13.8 | 6.0 |
Midwest | 100.0 | 72.1 | 9.3 | 13.6 | 4.9 |
South | 100.0 | 71.4 | 10.8 | 12.0 | 5.8 |
West | 100.0 | 64.7 | 15.1 | 14.6 | 5.7 |
- 1 Guam and Virgin Islands totals are not included in this table.
- 2 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
- 3 Pushed is included in personal weapons.