| Region | Total all weapons1 |
Firearms | Knives or cutting instruments |
Other weapons (clubs, blunt objects, etc.) |
Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 100.0 | 21.4 | 18.9 | 33.5 | 26.2 |
| Northeast | 100.0 | 14.9 | 21.6 | 33.6 | 29.8 |
| Midwest | 100.0 | 23.4 | 17.4 | 30.5 | 28.8 |
| South | 100.0 | 23.7 | 19.4 | 33.7 | 23.2 |
| West | 100.0 | 18.8 | 17.4 | 34.9 | 28.9 |