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Australian crime : facts and figures 2003

Homicide

Homicide involving firearms as a percentage of total homicide, 1915-2001
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Source

  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Causes of death, [computer file]

What this chart shows

  • The percentage of homicides committed with a firearm continued a declining trend since 1969. In 2001, 13% of homicides involved firearms. The figure was 16% in 2000.

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