Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,,,
Homicide trends in the United States,,,,,,,,,,
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide,,,,,,,,,,
Date of release: January 17 2007,,,,,,,,,,

Percent Gun Use by Circumstance Type,,,,,,,,,,

 ,Felony, ,Argument, ,Gang-related, ,Other, ,Unknown,
,Gun,Non-gun,Gun,Non-gun,Gun,Non-gun,Gun,Non-gun,Gun,Non-gun
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
1979,60,40,69.4,30.6,85.9,14.1,62.4,37.6,60.7,39.3
1980,60.2,39.8,68.1,31.9,73.2,26.8,61.4,38.6,63,37
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
1983,55,45,62.6,37.4,83.9,16.1,56,44,60.9,39.1
1984,56,44,62.9,37.1,79.9,20.1,57.7,42.3,62.4,37.6
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
1988,57.9,42.1,62.6,37.4,90.3,9.7,59,41,66.4,33.6
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
1996,72,28,66.8,33.2,93.3,6.7,62.7,37.3,73.3,26.7
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
2004,74.5,25.5,61.1,38.9,94.4,5.6,57.7,42.3,77,23
2005,76.9,23.1,63.8,36.2,94.4,5.6,59.5,40.5,78.9,21.1

Trends in Wespon and Circumstance Type,,,,,,,,,,

 ,Felony, ,Argument, ,Gang-related, ,Other, ,Unknown,
,Gun,Non-gun,Gun,Non-gun,Gun,Non-gun,Gun,Non-gun,Gun,Non-gun
1976,1934,1306,6354,2692,86,38,2709,1650,897,570
1977,1807,1316,6069,2789,130,48,2323,1552,1624,911
1978,1969,1211,6103,2778,163,30,2590,1620,1623,932
1979,2122,1417,6369,2808,223,36,2712,1632,2165,1402
1980,2385,1579,6946,3258,161,59,2853,1793,2042,1198
1981,2222,1577,6370,3068,216,62,2870,1727,2385,1315
1982,2049,1587,5602,2939,207,31,2388,1740,2393,1428
1983,1868,1527,5263,3140,215,41,1628,1280,2294,1472
1984,1855,1455,5115,3020,177,44,1491,1093,2380,1433
1985,1820,1476,5203,2995,239,48,1384,1140,2492,1489
1986,2182,1709,5403,3114,305,50,1617,1276,2674,1555
1987,2173,1636,5044,2948,365,30,1473,1072,2820,1759
1988,2230,1620,4881,2910,385,41,1689,1175,3351,1698
1989,2876,1598,5342,2995,621,50,1511,1037,3072,1626
1990,3236,1510,5604,3254,836,66,1633,1070,3762,1634
1991,3638,1494,5709,2970,1094,90,1657,1162,4280,1641
1992,3581,1416,5336,2490,934,58,1827,1090,4522,1414
1993,3410,1155,5661,2486,1288,67,2043,1093,4674,1418
1994,3175,1029,5178,2230,1262,69,2191,1151,4530,1375
1995,2670,1034,4453,2186,1283,45,2000,1249,4324,1333
1996,2586,1006,4336,2156,1012,73,1360,810,3970,1448
1997,2468,862,3968,2004,950,47,1046,704,3904,1357
1998,2066,820,3649,2034,786,42,1117,764,3394,1260
1999,1801,749,3061,1812,772,54,1413,853,3070,1121
2000,1806,719,3028,1799,796,35,1338,799,3235,1090
2001,1744,617,2828,1804,908,47,1091,861,3568,1150
2002,1892,616,2908,1697,1067,39,1278,881,3678,1155
2003,1923,663,3018,1785,1033,34,1139,844,3940,1214
2004,1709,585,2927,1863,963,57,1141,836,3921,1169
2005,1784,536,2943,1671,896,53,1191,811,4532,1210


"Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005",,,,,,,,,,
See the methodology section in 'Additional Information About the Data' for weighting and imputation procedures used.,,,,,,,,,,