Robbery Table 3
Robbery, Types of Weapons Used
Percent Distribution by Region, 2015
Region |
Total all weapons1 |
Armed | Strong-arm | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Firearms |
Knives or cutting instruments |
Other weapons | |||
Total | 100.0 | 40.8 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 42.2 |
Northeast | 100.0 | 29.2 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 51.7 |
Midwest | 100.0 | 46.5 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 39.2 |
South | 100.0 | 51.4 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 33.9 |
West | 100.0 | 29.6 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 49.9 |
- 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.