From the US Department of Justice:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/wuvc01.txt
Weapons and violent crime
On average each year between 1993 and 2001, approximately
26% (about 2.3 million) of the estimated 8.9 million violent
crimes in the United States were committed by offenders
armed with guns, knives, or objects used as weapons.
Firearm violence accounted for 10% of all violent crimes;
about 6% were committed with a knife or other sharp object
such as scissors, ice pick, or broken bottle; 4% with blunt
objects such as a brick, bat, or bottle; and 5% were
committed with unspecified/ "other" objects used as weapons.
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So 74% is committed by unarmed criminals?!
Wierd.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/wuvc01.txt
Weapons and violent crime
On average each year between 1993 and 2001, approximately
26% (about 2.3 million) of the estimated 8.9 million violent
crimes in the United States were committed by offenders
armed with guns, knives, or objects used as weapons.
Firearm violence accounted for 10% of all violent crimes;
about 6% were committed with a knife or other sharp object
such as scissors, ice pick, or broken bottle; 4% with blunt
objects such as a brick, bat, or bottle; and 5% were
committed with unspecified/ "other" objects used as weapons.
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So 74% is committed by unarmed criminals?!
Wierd.