Robbery Table 3
Robbery, Types of Weapons Used
Percent Distribution by Region, 2012
Region |
Total all weapons1 |
Armed | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Firearms |
Knives or cutting instruments |
Other weapons | Strong-arm | ||
Total | 100.0 | 41.0 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 42.5 |
Northeast | 100.0 | 34.8 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 46.9 |
Midwest | 100.0 | 44.5 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 41.1 |
South | 100.0 | 48.4 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 36.4 |
West | 100.0 | 31.4 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 49.8 |
- 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.