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Murder in the US - number of victims by weapon 2016

Number of murder victims in the United States in 2016, by weapon
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This graph displays murder victims in the U.S. by weapon used in 2016. In 2016, around 11 people were poisoned to death.

America’s most popular murder weapons Handguns were by far the most popular murder weapon used in the United States in 2016. That year 7,105 people were murdered with handguns. Knives or cutting instruments were the second most popular weapon used, with 1,604 murders committed with a knife. In 2013, in most cases, the circumstances under which murders were committed in the United States were either unknown or unclear: 4,440 murders were committed due to unknown circumstances and 2,889 murders were committed due to unspecified arguments or disagreements.

Handguns 7105
Firearms, type not stated 3077
Knives or cutting instruments 1604
Other weapons or weapons not stated 903
Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)1 656
Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.) 472
Rifles 374
Shotguns 262
Other guns 186
Narcotics 114
Fire 107
Strangulation 98
Asphyxiation 91
Poison 11
Drowning 9
Explosives 1