Expanded Homicide Data Table 8

Expanded Homicide Data Table 8
Murder Victims by Age
by Weapon, 2005

Age	Total murder victims	Weapons
Age	Total murder victims	Firearms	Knives or cutting instruments	Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.)	Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)¹	Poison	Explosives	Fire	Narcotics	Strangulation	Asphyxiation	Other weapon or weapon not stated²
Total	14,860	10,100	1,914	597	892	9	2	123	44	120	96	963
Percent distribution³	100.0	68.0	12.9	4.0	6.0	0.1	*	0.8	0.3	0.8	0.6	6.5
Under 18⁴	1,446	720	115	63	297	7	0	39	7	13	33	152
Under 22⁴	3,605	2,476	345	92	335	7	0	44	13	27	39	227
18 and over⁴	13,153	9,244	1,778	524	573	2	2	81	35	104	59	751
Infant (under 1)	182	5	4	11	103	2	0	4	5	2	13	33
1 to 4	328	32	14	32	150	1	0	15	0	4	14	66
5 to 8	75	20	9	3	16	3	0	12	1	1	0	10
9 to 12	78	33	11	3	9	1	0	5	0	4	1	11
13 to 16	456	361	47	9	11	0	0	1	1	0	3	23
17 to 19	1,349	1,129	118	18	24	0	0	3	1	11	3	42
20 to 24	2,834	2,269	315	43	64	0	0	11	6	11	9	106
25 to 29	2,262	1,802	231	49	65	0	0	9	6	10	7	83
30 to 34	1,649	1,263	176	40	63	0	1	4	4	6	3	89
35 to 39	1,257	861	184	60	47	0	0	9	1	11	7	77
40 to 44	1,194	748	191	73	79	0	0	6	1	13	4	79
45 to 49	938	528	185	50	65	1	0	9	3	17	4	76
50 to 54	708	351	148	60	60	0	0	12	4	8	2	63
55 to 59	384	189	78	41	22	0	0	6	0	3	5	40
60 to 64	272	130	52	21	26	0	1	4	1	2	3	32
65 to 69	183	92	46	18	9	0	0	2	1	2	2	11
70 to 74	159	58	38	20	13	0	0	1	1	1	4	23
75 and over	291	93	46	36	44	1	0	7	6	11	8	39
Unknown	261	136	21	10	22	0	0	3	2	3	4	60

¹ The murder and nonnegligent homicides that occurred as a result of the events of September 11, 2001, are not included.
² Includes drowning.
³ Pushed is included in personal weapons.
⁴ Does not include unknown ages.
* Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.