Aggravated Assault Table
Aggravated Assault, Types of Weapons Used
Percent Distribution by Region, 2010
Region |
Total all weapons1 |
Firearms |
Knives or cutting instruments |
Other weapons (clubs, blunt objects, etc.) |
Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 100.0 | 20.6 | 19.0 | 33.1 | 27.4 |
Northeast | 100.0 | 14.9 | 22.4 | 34.2 | 28.4 |
Midwest | 100.0 | 23.6 | 17.1 | 29.5 | 29.8 |
South | 100.0 | 22.8 | 19.6 | 33.4 | 24.2 |
West | 100.0 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 34.0 | 31.1 |
- 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.