Weapon Used by Age of Offender
Age Unknown
<18 18-24 25-39 40 plus Unknown Offender Total
Firearm (type not stated) 8 8 7 4 6 4 37
Handgun 18 32 30 19 20 9 128
Handgun-automatic 2 5 4 1 12
Rifle 4 5 10 2 2 23
Rifle-automatic 1 2 1 4
Shotgun 6 4 13 6 3 32
Other Firearm 4 2 2 2 1 1 12
Knife/Cutting Instrument 61 55 37 29 27 11 220
Blunt Object 59 84 60 22 42 10 277
Motor Vehicle 4 14 12 10 7 10 57
Personal Weapons (hands, feet, teeth, etc.) 529 506 398 174 218 95 1920
Poison (include gas) 1 1 2
Explosives 2 3 1 1 5 12
Fire/Incendiary Device 2 2
Other 92 68 74 28 26 24 312
Unknown 32 30 19 4 27 5 117
None 82 78 78 37 20 18 313
  663 513 466 344 757 1343 4086
1567 1409 1214 683 1154 1539 7566
Source: NIBRS 1995-2000
Unit of Count - Offender