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