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Expanded Homicide Data Table 15

Justifiable Homicide

by Weapon, Private Citizen,1 2014–2018

Year Total Total
firearms		 Handguns Rifles Shotguns Firearms,
type not
stated		 Knives or
cutting
instruments		 Other
dangerous
weapons		 Personal
weapons
2014 286 239 186 10 15 28 35 3 9
2015 331 266 215 6 13 32 40 10 15
2016 331 276 199 11 9 57 34 7 14
2017 369 314 238 7 8 61 35 8 12
2018 353 298 224 3 10 61 31 13 11
  • 1 The killing of a felon, during the commission of a felony, by a private citizen.
  • NOTE: The Uniform Crime Reporting Technical Refresh enables updating of prior years' crime data; therefore, data presented in this table may not match previously published data.