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Homicide Trends in the U.S.
Since 1993, the number of crimes committed with firearms has declined, falling to levels last experienced in the mid 1980s.

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Number of firearm crimes Chart [D]

Note: Crimes include the UCR index offenses of murder, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Source: FBI, The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)

In 1999, about 65% of all murders, 40% of all robberies, and 18% of all aggravated assaults that were reported to the police were committed with a firearm.

According to data from the National Center for Health Statistics, in 1998 about 39% of the deaths that resulted from firearms injuries were homicides, 57% were suicides, 3% were unintentional, and 1% were of undetermined intent. (See table on firearm deaths by intent by age group).

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