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Murder Victims, by Weapons Used

		Weapons used or cause of death
Year	Murder victims, total	Guns		Cutting or stabbing	Blunt object¹	Strangulation, hands, fists, feet, or pushing	Arson²	All other³
Year	Murder victims, total	Total	Percent	Cutting or stabbing	Blunt object¹	Strangulation, hands, fists, feet, or pushing	Arson²	All other³
1965	8,773	5,015	57.2%	2,021	505	894	226	112
1970	13,649	9,039	66.2	2,424	604	1,031	353	198
1975	18,642	12,061	64.7	3,245	1,001	1,646	193	496
1980	21,860	13,650	62.0	4,212	1,094	1,666	291	947
1985	17,545	10,296	58.7	3,694	972	1,491	243	849
1990	20,045	12,847	64.1	3,503	1,075	1,424	287	909
1991	21,676	14,373	66.3	3,430	1,099	1,529	195	847
1992	22,716	15,489	68.2	3,296	1,040	1,445	203	1,043
1993	23,180	16,136	69.6	2,967	1,022	1,482	217	1,168
1994	22,084	15,463	70.0	2,802	912	1,452	196	1,079
1995	20,232	13,790	68.2	2,557	918	1,438	166	968
1996	15,848	10,744	67.8	2,142	733	1,182	151	726
1997	15,289	10,369	67.8	1,963	702	1,187	134	934
2002	14,263	9,528	66.7	1,776	681	954	103	874
2006	14,990	10,177	67.9	1,822	607	833	115	1,128

1. Refers to club, hammer, etc.

2. Before 1973, includes drowning.

3. Includes poison, explosives, unknown, drowning, asphyxiation, narcotics, other means, and weapons not stated.

Source: Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports for the United States, 1997 and 2006.

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Homicide Rate (per 100,000), 1950–2004

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