Robbery Table 3
Robbery, Types of Weapons Used
Percent Distribution by Region, 2010
Region |
Total all weapons1 |
Armed | Strong-arm | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Firearms |
Knives or cutting instruments |
Other weapons | |||
Total | 100.0 | 41.4 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 42.0 |
Northeast | 100.0 | 33.4 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 47.7 |
Midwest | 100.0 | 45.0 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 40.3 |
South | 100.0 | 49.5 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 35.3 |
West | 100.0 | 31.8 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 49.7 |
- 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.