Expanded Homicide Data Table 7
Murder, Types of Weapons Used
Percent Distribution by Region, 20171
Region |
Total all weapons2 |
Firearms |
Knives or cutting instruments |
Unknown or other dangerous weapons |
Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 100.0 | 72.6 | 10.5 | 12.3 | 4.6 |
Northeast | 100.0 | 67.0 | 14.5 | 12.4 | 6.1 |
Midwest | 100.0 | 76.3 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 3.6 |
South | 100.0 | 76.0 | 8.8 | 11.3 | 3.8 |
West | 100.0 | 65.7 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 6.3 |
- 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.