In 2022, about 60.8 percent of all violent crimes that involved a firearm in the United States were reported to police. This is a significant decrease from the previous year, when 72.8 percent of firearm victimizations were reported to police.
Percentage of firearm victimizations reported to police in the United States from 2005 to 2022
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (September 14, 2023). Percentage of firearm victimizations reported to police in the United States from 2005 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/423149/us-firearm-violence-reported-victimizations/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percentage of firearm victimizations reported to police in the United States from 2005 to 2022." Chart. September 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/423149/us-firearm-violence-reported-victimizations/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Percentage of firearm victimizations reported to police in the United States from 2005 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/423149/us-firearm-violence-reported-victimizations/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percentage of Firearm Victimizations Reported to Police in The United States from 2005 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/423149/us-firearm-violence-reported-victimizations/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Percentage of firearm victimizations reported to police in the United States from 2005 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/423149/us-firearm-violence-reported-victimizations/ (last visited October 16, 2024)
Percentage of firearm victimizations reported to police in the United States from 2005 to 2022 [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, September 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/423149/us-firearm-violence-reported-victimizations/