Expanded Homicide Data Table 7
Murder, Types of Weapons Used
Percent Distribution by Region, 20121
Region |
Total all weapons2 |
Firearms |
Knives or cutting instruments |
Unknown or other dangerous weapons |
Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 100.0 | 69.3 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 5.3 |
Northeast | 100.0 | 68.0 | 15.4 | 12.9 | 3.7 |
Midwest | 100.0 | 73.7 | 8.9 | 12.2 | 5.2 |
South | 100.0 | 69.9 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 6.1 |
West | 100.0 | 65.3 | 15.1 | 14.3 | 5.3 |
- 1 Guam and 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.