[PDF][PDF] Guns used in crime
MW Zawitz - Washington, DC: US Department of Justice: Bureau of …, 1995 - bjs.ojp.gov
MW Zawitz
Washington, DC: US Department of Justice: Bureau of Justice Statistics …, 1995•bjs.ojp.govAccording to the Victim Survey (NCVS), 25% of the victims of rape and sexual assault,
robbery, and aggravated assault in 1993 faced an offender armed with a handgun. Of all
firearm-related crime reported to the survey, 86% involved handguns. The FBI's
Supplemental Homicide Reports show that 57% of all murders in 1993 were committed with
handguns, 3% with rifles, 5% with shotguns, and 5% with firearms where the type was
unknown. The 1991 Survey of State Prison Inmates found that violent inmates who used a …
robbery, and aggravated assault in 1993 faced an offender armed with a handgun. Of all
firearm-related crime reported to the survey, 86% involved handguns. The FBI's
Supplemental Homicide Reports show that 57% of all murders in 1993 were committed with
handguns, 3% with rifles, 5% with shotguns, and 5% with firearms where the type was
unknown. The 1991 Survey of State Prison Inmates found that violent inmates who used a …
According to the Victim Survey (NCVS), 25% of the victims of rape and sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault in 1993 faced an offender armed with a handgun. Of all firearm-related crime reported to the survey, 86% involved handguns. The FBI's Supplemental Homicide Reports show that 57% of all murders in 1993 were committed with handguns, 3% with rifles, 5% with shotguns, and 5% with firearms where the type was unknown.
The 1991 Survey of State Prison Inmates found that violent inmates who used a weapon were more likely to use a handgun than any other weapon; 24% of all violent inmates reported that they used a handgun. Of all inmates, 13% reported carrying a handgun when they committed the offense for which they were serving time.
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