TABLE 9. Number, percentage,* and rate† of homicides, by decedent's sex, method used, and location in which injury occurred — National Violent Death Reporting System, 18 states,§ 2014.
| Male | Female | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | Rate |
| Method | ||||
| Firearm | 2,899 (73.5) | 602 (52.2) | 3,501 (68.6) | 3.3 |
| Sharp instrument | 482 (12.2) | 197 (17.1) | 679 (13.3) | 0.6 |
| Blunt instrument | 180 (4.6) | 93 (8.1) | 273 (5.4) | 0.3 |
| Personal weapons (e.g., hands, feet, fists) | 165 (4.2) | 75 (6.5) | 240 (4.7) | 0.2 |
| Hanging/strangulation/suffocation | 83 (2.1) | 100 (8.7) | 184 (3.6) | 0.2 |
| Motor vehicle (e.g., car, bus, motorcycle, or other transport vehicle) | 21 (<1.0) | 14 (1.2) | 35 (<1.0) | 0.0 |
| Fire/burns | 15 (<1.0) | 11 (<1.0) | 26 (<1.0) | 0.0 |
| Poisoning | 9 (<1.0) | 12 (1.0) | 21 (<1.0) | 0.0 |
| Intentional neglect | 4 (<1.0) | 11 (<1.0) | 15 (<1.0) | ¶ |
| Fall | 6 (<1.0) | 5 (<1.0) | 11 (<1.0) | ¶ |
| Drowning | 3 (<1.0) | 3 (<1.0) | 6 (<1.0) | ¶ |
| Other (single method) | 19 (<1.0) | 6 (<1.0) | 25 (<1.0) | 0.0 |
| Unknown | 59 (1.5) | 25 (2.2) | 84 (1.6) | 0.1 |
| Total | 3,945 (100) | 1,154 (100) | 5,100 (100) | 4.8 |
| Location | ||||
| House, apartment | 1,812 (45.9) | 831 (72.0) | 2,644 (51.8) | 2.5 |
| Street/highway | 864 (21.9) | 86 (7.5) | 950 (18.6) | 0.9 |
| Motor vehicle | 309 (7.8) | 58 (5.0) | 367 (7.2) | 0.3 |
| Parking lot/public garage/public transport | 169 (4.3) | 20 (1.7) | 189 (3.7) | 0.2 |
| Commercial/retail area | 143 (3.6) | 18 (1.6) | 161 (3.2) | 0.2 |
| Bar/nightclub | 105 (2.7) | 7 (<1.0) | 112 (2.2) | 0.1 |
| Natural area | 83 (2.1) | 26 (2.3) | 109 (2.1) | 0.1 |
| Hotel/motel | 48 (1.2) | 26 (2.3) | 74 (1.5) | 0.1 |
| Park, playground, sports/athletic area | 37 (<1.0) | 7 (<1.0) | 44 (<1.0) | 0.0 |
| Jail/prison | 32 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 32 (<1.0) | 0.0 |
| Abandoned house/building/warehouse | 25 (<1.0) | 6 (<1.0) | 31 (<1.0) | 0.0 |
| Industrial or construction area | 15 (<1.0) | 3 (<1.0) | 18 (<1.0) | ¶ |
| Supervised residential facility | 9 (<1.0) | 6 (<1.0) | 15 (<1.0) | ¶ |
| Hospital or medical facility | 7 (<1.0) | 2 (<1.0) | 9 (<1.0) | ¶ |
| Preschool/school/college/school bus | 6 (<1.0) | 1 (<1.0) | 7 (<1.0) | ¶ |
| Farm | 4 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (<1.0) | ¶ |
| Railroad tracks | 3 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (<1.0) | ¶ |
| Office building | 2 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (<1.0) | ¶ |
| Other | 55 (1.4) | 8 (<1.0) | 63 (1.2) | 0.1 |
| Unknown | 217 (5.5) | 49 (4.2) | 266 (5.2) | 0.2 |
| Total | 3,945 (100) | 1,154 (100) | 5,100 (100) | 4.8 |
* Percentages might not total 100% due to rounding. Sex was unknown for one decedent.
† Per 100,000 population.
§ Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
¶ Rate is not reported when number of decedents is <20.