Expanded Homicide Data Table 7
Murder, Types of Weapons Used
Percent Distribution by Region, 20141
Region |
Total all weapons2 |
Firearms |
Knives or cutting instruments |
Unknown or other dangerous weapons |
Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 100.0 | 67.9 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 5.5 |
Northeast | 100.0 | 65.3 | 16.8 | 13.6 | 4.3 |
Midwest | 100.0 | 70.8 | 9.7 | 14.5 | 5.0 |
South | 100.0 | 69.6 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 6.0 |
West | 100.0 | 64.2 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 5.9 |
- 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.