Firearm Use in Violent Crime in the U.S. and Alaska, 1985-2012

Authors

• Khristy Parker

Files

Description

This fact sheet presents national and statewide statistics from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports program on the use of firearms in the commission of three violent crimes — homicide (murder and nonnegligent homicide), robbery, and aggravated assault — in the U.S. and Alaska from 1985 to 2012. Data on the use of knives and other cutting instruments, strong-arm tactics, and other weapons in the commission of these crimes are also presented.

Publication Date

11-1-2013

Keywords

assault, crime in Alaska, crime in the United States, firearms, homicide, robbery, Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), violent crime

Recommended Citation

Parker, Khristy, "Firearm Use in Violent Crime in the U.S. and Alaska, 1985-2012" (2013). AJSAC Fact Sheet. 10.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_ajsac_fact_sheet/10

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/3662