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Crime facts
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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.
To view data, click on
the chart.
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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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