DEATH RATES
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCICENTS 1980 1990 1993 1994 1995 TOTALS
Total number 53172 46814 41893 42524 43363 227766
Total per 100,000 population 23.5 18.8 16.3 16.3 16.5 91.4
FIREARMS RELATED DEATHS 1980 1990 1993 1994 1995 TOTALS
Total number 33780 37155 39595 38505 35957 184992
Total per 100,000 population 14.8 14.6 15.6 15.1 13.9 74
There are more deaths by motor vehicles that by firearms consistently every year.
ACCIDENTS OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES 1980 1990 1993 1994 1995 TOTALS
Fires and Flames 5822 4175 3900 3986 3761 21644
All Firearms (Handguns and long guns) 1667 1175 1261 1123 992 6218
Electric Current 1095 670 548 561 559 3433
Drugs/Medicine 2492 4506 7382 7828 8000 30208
Complication due to medical procedures 2282 2669 2724 2616 2712 13003
Inhalation/ingestion of 'objects' 3249 3303 3160 3065 3185 15962
Water Transport Accidents 1429 923 763 723 762 4600
Air/Space Transport Accidents 1494 941 859 1075 851 5220
Railway Accidents 632 663 670 635 569 3169
Accidental Falls 13294 12313 13141 13450 13986 66184
Accidental Drowning 6043 3979 3807 3404 3790 21023
It's interesting that you are 3.38 times more likely to drown
than you are to be accidentally killed by a gun of any kind.
You are 10.6 times more likely to die of a fall than to be
accidentally killed by any type of firearm.
You are 2.56 more times likely to die of choking on an 'object'
than you are to be accidentally killed by any type of firearm.
You are 3.48 times more likely to burn to death than you
are to be accidentally killed by any type of firearm.
You are 4.85 times more likely by an accidental overdose
or other complication due to medicine or drugs than you
are to be accidentally killed by any type of handgun.
You are about 2 times as likely to die due to complication
from medical procedures than you are to accidentally killed
by any type of firearm.
It's funny; gun control advocates want to make you think that
guns are a bigger threat to your life than anything else.
OTHER MISC STATISTICS
Crime Index Totals, selected cities (totals are per 100,000)
New York 5212.2
Los Angeles 6725.2
Seattle 10310.8
New Orleans 11042.2
Memphis 11127.0
DC 11889.0
Detroit 11991.2
Miami 13745.8
Atlanta 17070.2
Crimes Separated by Type (totals are per 100,000)
Murder Ag Aslt. Rape Burglary
New York 13.4 622.3 31.8 834.8
Los Angeles 20.3 1014.2 41.8 1025.3
Detroit 42.7 1216.0 111.6 2144.2
Memphis 25.5 889.0 124.9 2633.5
New Orleans 71.9 937.9 79.9 2038.5
Seattle 6.9 422.9 48.4 1455.7
DC 73.1 1162.1 47.9 1809.9
Miami 32.2 1695.2 52.2 2546.7
Atlanta 47.4 2010.5 94.9 2534.6
Chicago N/A 1347.0 N/A 1469.6
Types of Weapons Used
Rape/Sexual Assault and Robberies Assault (Aggravated and Simple)
No Weapons Present 72% No Weapons Present 75%
Firearms Present 11% Firearms Present 8%
Other Weapons 17% Other Weapons 17%
It's interesting to note that any type of firearms are present during
violent crime less than anything else. The media and other gun control
advocates want you to think that all crime is committed with guns.
ARREST INFORMATION (1996)
Number of total arrests by race per 100,000 (violent/serious crime)
White 1311.4
Black 740.7
Number of total arrests by race per 100,000 (non-violent crime)
White 6325.6
Black 2738.5
Draw your own conclusions here.
ALL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM THE STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF THE U.S.
WHICH IS A FEDERAL PUBLICATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION, COPIES OF THE
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Updated info:
According to the 2005 FBI Uniform Crime Report, only around 20 percent of
all crime involves firearms. That means 80 percent of all crime involves
something besides a firearm.
Legend:
FA=firearms
KN=knives or other cutting instruments
OT=other weapons/blunt objects (baseball bat, etc)
PW=personal weapons (hands, fists, feet)
Region FA KN OT PW
Northeast 15.6 20.4 33.3 30.7
Midwest 21.3 17.0 33.1 28.6
South 22.7 19.9 36.1 21.3
West 20.0 17.6 35.1 27.3
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