| Region | Total all weapons1 | Firearms | Knives or cutting instruments | Other weapons (clubs, blunt objects, etc.) | Personal weapons
(hands, fists, feet, etc.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 100.0 | 21.9 | 18.7 | 34.4 | 25.0 |
| Northeast | 100.0 | 16.2 | 20.7 | 32.6 | 30.4 |
| Midwest | 100.0 | 23.4 | 17.1 | 30.8 | 28.7 |
| South | 100.0 | 23.2 | 19.5 | 35.7 | 21.5 |
| West | 100.0 | 20.9 | 17.4 | 34.7 | 27.0 |