Robbery Table 3
Robbery, Types of Weapons Used
Percent Distribution by Region, 2014
Region |
Total all weapons1 |
Armed | Strong-arm | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Firearms |
Knives or cutting instruments |
Other weapons | |||
Total | 100.0 | 40.3 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 43.0 |
Northeast | 100.0 | 31.1 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 51.2 |
Midwest | 100.0 | 45.3 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 39.9 |
South | 100.0 | 49.9 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 35.0 |
West | 100.0 | 29.3 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 51.0 |
- 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.