Robbery Table 3
Robbery, Types of Weapons Used
Percent Distribution by Region, 2013
Region |
Total all weapons1 |
Armed | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Firearms |
Knives or cutting instruments |
Other weapons | Strong-arm | ||
Total | 100.0 | 40.0 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 43.6 |
Northeast | 100.0 | 31.0 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 51.9 |
Midwest | 100.0 | 44.4 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 41.0 |
South | 100.0 | 49.0 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 35.9 |
West | 100.0 | 30.8 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 50.1 |
- 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.