Expanded Homicide Data Table 7

Murder, Types of Weapons Used

Percent Distribution by Region, 20151
Unknown Personal
Knives or or other weapons
Total all cutting dangerous (hands, fists,
Region weapons Firearms instruments weapons
2
feet, etc.)3
Total 100.0 71.5 11.5 12.4 4.7
Northeast 100.0 69.3 14.0 12.5 4.3
Midwest 100.0 74.4 8.9 12.6 4.1
South 100.0 73.7 10.5 11.2 4.6
West 100.0 66.0 14.1 14.3 5.6
1
Guam and U.S. 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.