Finally!
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/ucrhttp://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/1995/95sec5.pdfTable 5.2
Number of Firearm-Related Violent Crimes and
Shooting Victims, United States, 1994
firearms used victims shot
to comitt crimes
Murder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16,305....... 16,305
Robbery and Aggravated Assault . . . . 528,575.......... 15,857*
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544,880..... 32,162
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2000/00sec2.pdf2000
Table 2.10
Murder Victims
by Weapon, 1996-2000
Weapons 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total 16,967 15,837 14,276 13,011 12,943
Total firearms: 11,453 10,729 9,257 8,480 8,493
Handguns 9,266 8,441 7,430 6,658 6,686
Rifles 561 638 548 400 396
Shotguns 685 643 633 531 468
Other guns 20 35 16 92 51
Firearms, type not stated 921 972 630 799 892
Knives or cutting
instruments 2,324 2,055 1,899 1,712 1,743
Blunt objects (clubs,
hammers, etc.) 792 724 755 756 604
Personal weapons (hands,
fists, feet, etc.) 1,037 1,010 964 885 900
Poison 8 6 6 11 8
Explosives 15 8 10 – 9
Fire 170 140 132 133 128
Narcotics 33 37 35 26 20
Drowning 24 34 28 28 15
Strangulation 248 224 213 190 166
Asphyxiation 92 88 101 106 89
Other weapons or
weapons not stated 771 782 876 684 768
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/tables/10tbl01.xlsCrime in the United States
by Volume and Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants, 1991–2010
Ok this table is huge , and my hands are getting tired , follow the link if you care to see more detail.
year Population violent crimes violent crime rate
1991 252,153,092 1,911,767 758.2
2010 308,745,538 1,246,248 403.6
Thereeeee is my point!
Twenty years ,about, and violent crime rate per capata nearly halved.
Now I will look for some better stats on gun ownership, perhaps a timeline.