Robbery Table 3
Robbery, Types of Weapons Used
Percent Distribution by Region, 2018
Region |
Total all weapons1 |
Armed | Strong-arm | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Firearms |
Knives or cutting instruments |
Other weapons | |||
Total | 100.0 | 38.5 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 42.8 |
Northeast | 100.0 | 26.4 | 11.3 | 9.5 | 52.8 |
Midwest | 100.0 | 43.1 | 5.6 | 9.9 | 41.4 |
South | 100.0 | 50.6 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 33.3 |
West | 100.0 | 28.1 | 9.8 | 12.4 | 49.8 |
- 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.