Expanded Homicide Data Table 7
Murder, Types of Weapons Used
Percent Distribution by Region, 20191
Region |
Total all weapons2 |
Firearms |
Knives or cutting instruments |
Unknown or other dangerous weapons |
Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 100.0 | 73.7 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 4.3 |
Northeast | 100.0 | 64.5 | 16.2 | 13.4 | 5.9 |
Midwest | 100.0 | 76.0 | 8.2 | 11.9 | 3.9 |
South | 100.0 | 79.0 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 3.2 |
West | 100.0 | 65.9 | 14.6 | 13.5 | 6.0 |
- 1 Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands totals are not included in this table.
- 2 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
- 3 Pushed is included in personal weapons.