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Homicide trends in the U.S.
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Percentages | Numbers
Percent Gun Use by Circumstance Type

Felony
 Argument
 Gang
 Other
 Unknown
Gun Nongun Gun Nongun Gun Nongun Gun Nongun Gun Nongun
1976 59.7% 40.3% 70.2% 29.8% 69.1% 30.9% 62.1% 37.9% 61.1% 38.9%
1977 57.9% 42.1% 68.5% 31.5% 73.2% 26.8% 59.9% 40.1% 64.1% 35.9%
1978 61.9% 38.1% 68.7% 31.3% 84.3% 15.7% 61.5% 38.5% 63.5% 36.5%
1979 60.0% 40.0% 69.4% 30.6% 85.9% 14.1% 62.4% 37.6% 60.7% 39.3%
1980 60.2% 39.8% 68.1% 31.9% 73.2% 26.8% 61.4% 38.6% 63.0% 37.0%
1981 58.5% 41.5% 67.5% 32.5% 77.7% 22.3% 62.4% 37.6% 64.5% 35.5%
1982 56.3% 43.7% 65.6% 34.4% 86.9% 13.1% 57.8% 42.2% 62.6% 37.4%
1983 55.0% 45.0% 62.6% 37.4% 83.9% 16.1% 56.0% 44.0% 60.9% 39.1%
1984 56.0% 44.0% 62.9% 37.1% 79.9% 20.1% 57.7% 42.3% 62.4% 37.6%
1985 55.2% 44.8% 63.5% 36.5% 83.4% 16.6% 54.8% 45.2% 62.6% 37.4%
1986 56.1% 43.9% 63.4% 36.6% 85.8% 14.2% 55.9% 44.1% 63.2% 36.8%
1987 57.1% 42.9% 63.1% 36.9% 92.4% 7.6% 57.9% 42.1% 61.6% 38.4%
1988 57.9% 42.1% 62.6% 37.4% 90.3% 9.7% 59.0% 41.0% 66.4% 33.6%
1989 64.3% 35.7% 64.1% 35.9% 92.6% 7.4% 59.3% 40.7% 65.4% 34.6%
1990 68.2% 31.8% 63.3% 36.7% 92.7% 7.3% 60.4% 39.6% 69.7% 30.3%
1991 70.9% 29.1% 65.8% 34.2% 92.4% 7.6% 58.8% 41.2% 72.3% 27.7%
1992 71.7% 28.3% 68.2% 31.8% 94.2% 5.8% 62.6% 37.4% 76.2% 23.8%
1993 74.7% 25.3% 69.5% 30.5% 95.1% 4.9% 65.1% 34.9% 76.7% 23.3%
1994 75.5% 24.5% 69.9% 30.1% 94.8% 5.2% 65.5% 34.5% 76.7% 23.3%
1995 72.1% 27.9% 67.1% 32.9% 96.6% 3.4% 61.6% 38.4% 76.4% 23.6%
1996 72.0% 28.0% 66.8% 33.2% 93.3% 6.7% 62.7% 37.3% 73.3% 26.7%
1997 74.1% 25.9% 66.4% 33.6% 95.3% 4.7% 59.8% 40.2% 74.2% 25.8%
1998 71.6% 28.4% 64.2% 35.8% 94.9% 5.1% 59.4% 40.6% 72.9% 27.1%
1999 70.6% 29.4% 62.8% 37.2% 93.5% 6.5% 62.3% 37.7% 73.2% 26.8%
2000 71.5% 28.5% 62.7% 37.3% 95.8% 4.2% 62.6% 37.4% 74.8% 25.2%
2001 73.9% 26.1% 61.1% 38.9% 95.1% 4.9% 55.9% 44.1% 75.6% 24.4%
2002 75.4% 24.6% 63.2% 36.8% 96.5% 3.5% 59.2% 40.8% 76.1% 23.9%
2003 74.4% 25.6% 62.8% 37.2% 96.8% 3.2% 57.4% 42.6% 76.4% 23.6%
2004 74.5% 25.5% 61.1% 38.9% 94.4% 5.6% 57.7% 42.3% 77.0% 23.0%
2005 76.9% 23.1% 63.8% 36.2% 94.4% 5.6% 59.5% 40.5% 78.9% 21.1%

Trends in Weapon and Circumstance Type

Felony
 Argument
 Gang
 Other
 Unknown
Gun Nongun Gun Nongun Gun Nongun Gun Nongun Gun Nongun
1976 1,934 1,306 6,354 2,692 86 38 2,709 1,650 897 570
1977 1,807 1,316 6,069 2,789 130 48 2,323 1,552 1,624 911
1978 1,969 1,211 6,103 2,778 163 30 2,590 1,620 1,623 932
1979 2,122 1,417 6,369 2,808 223 36 2,712 1,632 2,165 1,402
1980 2,385 1,579 6,946 3,258 161 59 2,853 1,793 2,042 1,198
1981 2,222 1,577 6,370 3,068 216 62 2,870 1,727 2,385 1,315
1982 2,049 1,587 5,602 2,939 207 31 2,388 1,740 2,393 1,428
1983 1,868 1,527 5,263 3,140 215 41 1,628 1,280 2,294 1,472
1984 1,855 1,455 5,115 3,020 177 44 1,491 1,093 2,380 1,433
1985 1,820 1,476 5,203 2,995 239 48 1,384 1,140 2,492 1,489
1986 2,182 1,709 5,403 3,114 305 50 1,617 1,276 2,674 1,555
1987 2,173 1,636 5,044 2,948 365 30 1,473 1,072 2,820 1,759
1988 2,230 1,620 4,881 2,910 385 41 1,689 1,175 3,351 1,698
1989 2,876 1,598 5,342 2,995 621 50 1,511 1,037 3,072 1,626
1990 3,236 1,510 5,604 3,254 836 66 1,633 1,070 3,762 1,634
1991 3,638 1,494 5,709 2,970 1,094 90 1,657 1,162 4,280 1,641
1992 3,581 1,416 5,336 2,490 934 58 1,827 1,090 4,522 1,414
1993 3,410 1,155 5,661 2,486 1,288 67 2,043 1,093 4,674 1,418
1994 3,175 1,029 5,178 2,230 1,262 69 2,191 1,151 4,530 1,375
1995 2,670 1,034 4,453 2,186 1,283 45 2,000 1,249 4,324 1,333
1996 2,586 1,006 4,336 2,156 1,012 73 1,360 810 3,970 1,448
1997 2,468 862 3,968 2,004 950 47 1,046 704 3,904 1,357
1998 2,066 820 3,649 2,034 786 42 1,117 764 3,394 1,260
1999 1,801 749 3,061 1,812 772 54 1,413 853 3,070 1,121
2000 1,806 719 3,028 1,799 796 35 1,338 799 3,235 1,090
2001 1,744 617 2,828 1,804 908 47 1,091 861 3,568 1,150
2002 1,892 616 2,908 1,697 1,067 39 1,278 881 3,678 1,155
2003 1,923 663 3,018 1,785 1,033 34 1,139 844 3,940 1,214
2004 1,709 585 2,927 1,863 963 57 1,141 836 3,921 1,169
2005 1,784 536 2,943 1,671 896 53 1,191 811 4,532 1,210

Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005.
     See also Additional Information About the Data for details about weighting and imputation.

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