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. 2022 Apr 25;99(3):361–372. doi: 10.1007/s11524-022-00638-2

Table 2.

Aggravated assault by weapon type and year reported to the FBI

Aggravated assault 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019* Total
n % n % n % n % n % N
Gun 1613 19.8 1748 21.0 1692 20.4 1733 21.0 942 33.6 7728
Hands, fists 1493 18.3 1565 18.8 1697 20.4 1614 19.5 594 21.2 6963
Knife 735 9.0 757 9.1 740 8.9 686 8.3 286 10.2 3,204
Other Weapon 2284 28.1 2244 26.9 2168 26.1 2205 26.7 981 35.0 9882
Total 8140 100.0 8330 100.0 8314 100.0 9256 100.0 2803 100.0 27,777

*January 1 through May 31