This visual graph shows percentages in every state across the US of homicide by different weapons. With statistics put together by the FBI in 2019 for the Crime in the United States report, the team at the Joslyn Law Firm was able to chart how often different types of weapons were used in homicides for that year.

Weapons are broken down into different types of firearms including handguns, rifles, shotguns, as well as a category of unknown firearms.  It also includes statistics on knives, non-firearm weapons (poison, fire, hammers) and bodily weapons like hands and feet.

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Which Weapons Are Most Commonly Used for Homicides?

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