Reply #66: Not sure exactly what stats you are looking for... [View All]

[jmg257]

but the FBI is a pretty good source for crime stats.

2006 data:
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/data/table_20.html
Total murders............................14,990.....100.00%
Handguns..................................7,795......52.00%
Other weapons (non firearm, non edged)....2,158......14.40%
Edged weapons.............................1,822......12.15%
Firearms (type unknown)...................1,465.......9.77%
Hands, fists, feet, etc.....................833.......5.56%
Shotguns....................................481.......3.21%
Rifles......................................436.......2.91%

Total gun-related murders: 10,177 (68%)
Violent Crimes: 1.417 Million
Guns used in violent crimes: about 400,000 ("gun" rapes not kept)


While these guys keep track of causes of death...
CDC / WISQARS (2005):
Suicides: (ttl) 32,200 Gun-related: 17,002
Gun-related Accidental deaths: 789


"According to the Clinton Justice Department, there are as many as 1.5 million cases of self-defense with a firearm every year." Guns in America: National Survey on Private Ownership and Use of Firearms http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles/165476.pdf