Marianne W. Zawitz
April 11, 1996 NCJ 160093
This document reports available statistical information on fatal and nonfatal firearm injury that results from crime from a number of sources.
Data presented in the report are from several sources including the BJS National Crime Victimization Survey, the FBI's Supplemental Homicide Reports, and the Firearms Injury Surveillance Study sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Included are descriptions of the characteristics of the victims and the circumstances surrounding the crime. Data about the number of law enforcement officers injured by firearms, offender involvement in firearm injury, and the costs of firearm injury are also included.
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