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Murder Victims: Types of Weapon Used, 2006

Type of weapon	Total no. victims
Firearms	10,177
Knives or cutting instruments	1,822
Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.)	607
Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)¹	833
Poison	11
Explosives	1
Fire	115
Narcotics	42
Drowning	12
Strangulation	135
Asphyxiation	107
Other weapon or not stated	1,128
Total	14,121

1. Pushed is included in personal weapons.

Source: Crime in the United States, 2006, FBI, Uniform Crime Reports.

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