Weapons Used in Violent Incidents
Updated February 12, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Percentages of use of weapons in violent incidents in 2006/07
| All violence | Domestic | Mugging | Stranger | Acquaintance | Wounding | Robbery | Assault with minor injury | Assault with no injury | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons used | 24 | 13 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 31 |
| No weapon used | 74 | 87 | 67 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 63 | 89 | 68 |
| Not known (not able to say anything about offender/no contract) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Knife | 7 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 7 |
| Hitting implement1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Glass/bottle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Stabbing implement | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Firearm | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Stones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Syringe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
1. Includes sticks, clubs, and other hitting implements.
Source: UK Statistics Authority, Web: www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk
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