Expanded Homicide Data Table 7
Murder, Types of Weapons Used
Percent Distribution by Region, 20151
Region |
Total all weapons2 |
Firearms |
Knives or cutting instruments |
Unknown or other dangerous weapons |
Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 100.0 | 71.5 | 11.5 | 12.4 | 4.7 |
Northeast | 100.0 | 69.3 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 4.3 |
Midwest | 100.0 | 74.4 | 8.9 | 12.6 | 4.1 |
South | 100.0 | 73.7 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 4.6 |
West | 100.0 | 66.0 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 5.6 |
- 1 Guam and U.S. 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.