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FBI: Expanded Homicide Data Table
Murder Circumstances by Weapon, 2011 --The tables first line tells the story--
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Yup, not just the how but the why. This homicide overview spells out some useful conclusions:
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-...
The FBI data are even more useful when placed in the context of the CDC's Causes of Death:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/lcod.htm