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U.S. Homicides by Weapon, 2001-2005

By c.a.joyce on Dec 06, 2006
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Of the homicides for which the type of weapon was specified, firearms were used in 72.6 percent of the offenses. Of the identified firearms used, handguns comprised 87.3 percent.

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FBI Uniform Crime Reports

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Rows 18

Columns 6

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Weapons	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005

Fire	109	103	170	118	123
Narcotics	37	48	44	80	44
Drowning	23	20	17	16	20
Strangulation	153	145	184	156	120
Asphyxiation	116	100	131	109	96
Other weapons or weapons not stated	1,245	874	807	856	943
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