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Homicide trends in the U.S.
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Homicides by Weapon Type
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Handgun |
Other
gun |
Knife |
Blunt
object |
Other
weapon |
| 1976 |
8,651 |
3,328 |
3,343 |
912 |
2,546 |
| 1977 |
8,563 |
3,391 |
3,648 |
900 |
2,618 |
| 1978 |
8,879 |
3,569 |
3,685 |
937 |
2,490 |
| 1979 |
9,858 |
3,732 |
4,121 |
1,039 |
2,710 |
| 1980 |
10,552 |
3,834 |
4,439 |
1,153 |
3,061 |
| 1981 |
10,324 |
3,740 |
4,364 |
1,166 |
2,927 |
| 1982 |
9,137 |
3,501 |
4,383 |
1,032 |
2,957 |
| 1983 |
8,472 |
2,794 |
4,214 |
1,098 |
2,731 |
| 1984 |
8,183 |
2,835 |
3,956 |
1,090 |
2,626 |
| 1985 |
8,165 |
2,973 |
3,996 |
1,051 |
2,794 |
| 1986 |
9,054 |
3,126 |
4,235 |
1,176 |
3,018 |
| 1987 |
8,781 |
3,094 |
4,076 |
1,169 |
2,980 |
| 1988 |
9,375 |
3,162 |
3,978 |
1,296 |
2,869 |
| 1989 |
10,225 |
3,197 |
3,923 |
1,279 |
2,877 |
| 1990 |
11,677 |
3,395 |
4,077 |
1,254 |
3,037 |
| 1991 |
13,101 |
3,277 |
3,909 |
1,252 |
3,161 |
| 1992 |
13,158 |
3,043 |
3,447 |
1,088 |
3,024 |
| 1993 |
13,981 |
3,094 |
3,140 |
1,082 |
3,233 |
| 1994 |
13,496 |
2,840 |
2,960 |
963 |
3,071 |
| 1995 |
12,050 |
2,679 |
2,731 |
981 |
3,169 |
| 1996 |
10,731 |
2,533 |
2,691 |
917 |
2,777 |
| 1997 |
9,705 |
2,631 |
2,363 |
833 |
2,678 |
| 1998 |
8,844 |
2,168 |
2,257 |
896 |
2,805 |
| 1999 |
7,943 |
2,174 |
2,042 |
902 |
2,461 |
| 2000 |
7,985 |
2,218 |
2,099 |
727 |
2,556 |
| 2001 |
7,900 |
2,239 |
2,090 |
776 |
3,032 |
| 2002 |
8,286 |
2,538 |
2,018 |
773 |
2,588 |
| 2003 |
8,830 |
2,223 |
2,085 |
745 |
2,645 |
| 2004 |
8,304 |
2,357 |
2,133 |
759 |
2,595 |
| 2005 |
8,478 |
2,868 |
2,147 |
671 |
2,528 |
Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
See also Additional Information About the Data for details about weighting and imputation.
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