Expanded Homicide Data Table 15
Justifiable Homicide
by Weapon, Private Citizen,1 2013–2017
Year | Total |
Total firearms |
Handguns | Rifles | Shotguns |
Firearms, type not stated |
Knives or cutting instruments |
Other dangerous weapons |
Personal weapons |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | 315 | 263 | 198 | 20 | 15 | 30 | 35 | 6 | 11 |
2014 | 286 | 227 | 174 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 11 |
2015 | 338 | 272 | 219 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 41 | 10 | 15 |
2016 | 337 | 282 | 202 | 11 | 10 | 59 | 34 | 7 | 14 |
2017 | 353 | 299 | 231 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 34 | 8 | 12 |
- 1 The killing of a felon, during the commission of a felony, by a private citizen.