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.
