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The Top 5 Murders in the United States by Type of Firearm
| Gun Type | Number of Murders (2011) |
Percent Change (from 2010) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Handguns | 6,220 | + 1.71% (increase) |
| 2 | Firearms, type not stated | 1,587 | - 17.9% (decrease) |
| 3 | Shotguns | 356 | - 2.73% (decrease) |
| 4 | Rifles | 323 | - 11.98% (decrease) |
| 5 | Other guns | 97 | + 4.30% (increase) |
Tags:
Death Statistics, The United States, Crime & Punishment Statistics, Weapons and Arms Statistics
Sources: United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. (September 2012). Crime in the United States, 2011. Retrieved (December 19th, 2012), from (http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8)
List Notes: Data is top 5 types of firearms used to commit murder ranked by number of deaths. Data is for the year 2011. Percent change is from the year 2010.
Sources: United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. (September 2012). Crime in the United States, 2011. Retrieved (December 19th, 2012), from (http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8)
List Notes: Data is top 5 types of firearms used to commit murder ranked by number of deaths. Data is for the year 2011. Percent change is from the year 2010.
