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Murder Victims: Types of Weapon Used, 2004

Type of weapon	Total no. victims	Percent distribution¹
Firearms	9,326	66.0%
Knives or cutting instruments	1,866	13.2
Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.)	663	4.7
Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)²	933	6.6
Poison	11	0.1
Explosives	1	(³)
Fire	114	0.8%
Narcotics	76	0.5
Strangulation	155	1.1
Asphyxiation	105	0.7
Other weapon or not stated⁴	871	6.2
Total	14,121	100.0

1. Because of rounding, percentages may not add up to 100.

2. Pushed is included in personal weapons.

3. Less than one-tenth of 1%.

4. Includes drowning.

Source: Crime in the United States, 2004, FBI, Uniform Crime Reports.

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