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Key Facts at a Glance
To the charts based on these data:
· Firearm crime incidents and victims
· Firearm crime rates
· Firearm crimes as a percent
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Key
Facts at a Glance
Nonfatal firearm-related violent crimes, 1993-2005
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Nonfatal firearm incidents and victims, 1993-2005
| Year |
Firearm incidents |
Firearm
victims |
Firearm crime rate
(Victims per
1,000 residents) |
Firearm crimes
as a percent of all
violent incidents |
| 1993 |
1,054,820 |
1,248,250 |
5.9 |
|
11 |
% |
| 1994 |
1,060,800 |
1,286,860 |
6.0 |
|
11 |
|
| 1995 |
902,680 |
1,050,900 |
4.9 |
|
10 |
|
| 1996 |
845,220 |
989,930 |
4.6 |
|
10 |
|
| 1997 |
680,900 |
795,560 |
3.6 |
|
9 |
|
| 1998 |
557,200 |
670,480 |
3.0 |
|
8 |
|
| 1999 |
457,150 |
562,870 |
2.5 |
|
7 |
|
| 2000 |
428,670 |
533,470 |
2.4 |
|
7 |
|
| 2001 |
467,880 |
524,030 |
2.3 |
|
9 |
|
| 2002 |
353,880 |
430,930 |
1.9 |
|
7 |
|
| 2003 |
366,840 |
449,150 |
1.9 |
|
7 |
|
| 2004 |
280,890
|
331,630
|
1.4
|
|
6 |
|
| 2005 |
419,640 |
477,040 |
2.0 |
|
9 |
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Source: National Crime Victimization Survey |
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