Robbery Table 3
Robbery, Types of Weapons Used
Percent Distribution by Region, 2017
Region |
Total all weapons1 |
Armed | Strong-arm | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Firearms |
Knives or cutting instruments |
Other weapons | |||
Total | 100.0 | 40.6 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 41.5 |
Northeast | 100.0 | 28.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 51.1 |
Midwest | 100.0 | 44.5 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 41.0 |
South | 100.0 | 51.9 | 6.6 | 8.9 | 32.6 |
West | 100.0 | 30.8 | 9.8 | 11.5 | 47.9 |
- 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.