Expanded Homicide Data Table 7

Expanded Homicide Data Table 7
Murder Victims
by Weapon, 2001-2005

Weapons	2001¹	2002	2003	2004	2005
Total	14,061	14,263	14,465	14,210	14,860
Total firearms:	8,890	9,528	9,659	9,385	10,100
Handguns	6,931	7,294	7,745	7,286	7,543
Rifles	386	488	392	403	442
Shotguns	511	486	454	507	517
Other guns	59	75	76	117	137
Firearms, type not stated	1,003	1,185	992	1,072	1,461
Knives or cutting instruments	1,831	1,776	1,828	1,866	1,914
Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.)	680	681	650	667	597
Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)²	961	954	962	943	892
Poison	12	23	9	13	9
Explosives	4	11	4	1	2
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

¹ The murder and nonnegligent homicides that occurred as a result of the events of September 11, 2001, are not included.
² Pushed is included in personal weapons.