Robbery Table 3
Robbery, Types of Weapons Used
Percent Distribution by Region, 2019
Region |
Total all weapons1 |
Armed | Strong-arm | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Firearms |
Knives or cutting instruments |
Other weapons | |||
Total | 100.0 | 36.4 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 44.4 |
Northeast | 100.0 | 21.6 | 12.5 | 10.2 | 55.7 |
Midwest | 100.0 | 40.8 | 5.4 | 10.2 | 43.6 |
South | 100.0 | 48.9 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 35.2 |
West | 100.0 | 26.4 | 9.6 | 12.0 | 52.0 |
- 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.