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Social Statistics Briefing Room Additional firearm crime facts at a glance 
Homicide Trends in the U.S. |
After peaking in 1993, the number of gun crimes reported to police declined and then stabilized at levels last seen in 1988.
To view data, click on the chart. Note: Crimes include
the UCR index offenses of murder, robbery, and aggravated assault. In 2006, about 68% of all murders, 42% of all robberies, and 22% of all aggravated assaults that were reported to the police were committed with a firearm. According to data from the National Center for Health Statistics, in 2001 about 39% of the deaths that resulted from firearm injuries were homicides, 57% were suicides, 3% were unintentional, and 1% were of undetermined intent. (See table on firearm deaths by intent by age group). |
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