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Expanded Homicide Data Table 15

Justifiable Homicide

by Weapon, Private Citizen,1 2015–2019

Year Total Total
firearms		 Handguns Rifles Shotguns Firearms,
type not
stated		 Knives or
cutting
instruments		 Other
dangerous
weapons		 Personal
weapons
2015 333 268 216 6 13 33 40 10 15
2016 334 278 201 11 9 57 34 8 14
2017 368 313 238 7 8 60 35 8 12
2018 375 317 229 6 10 72 33 13 12
2019 386 334 237 16 8 73 32 8 12
  • 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.