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396----------- -- ~Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Table 3.74 Percent distribution. of aggravated assaults known to police,by type of weapon used, United States, 1964-8!!'OTE: See I'OTES, Tables 3.56 and 3.62.(Percent)T~~e of wea&'f" useatherTotalKnife weapon;or other club,number ofcutting poison, PersonalTotal a aggravatedYear Fireanm instrument etc. weapons assaults1964 15 40 23 22 100 159,5241965 17 36 22 25 100 185,115!966 19 34 22 25 100 208,0431967 21 33 22 24 100 229,4701968 23 31 24 22 100 255,9061969 24 30 25 22 100 280,9021970 24 28 24 23 100 300,2631971 25 27 24 24 100 333,0841972 25 26 23 25 100 349,2451973 26 25 2;' 27 100 382,5861974 25 24 23 27 100 409,81l61975 25 24 25 27 100 436,1721976 24 24 26 27 100 459,7611977 23 23 27 26 100 485,0781971l 22 23 28 27 100 531,0061979 23 22 28 27 100 586,9141980 24 22 28 27 100 622,8791981 24 22 28 26 100 603,161aBecause of rounding, percents may not odd to total., pp. 8, 94; 1966, PPi 9'16Z;Source: U.S. Deportment of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation,Crime in the U,ited States, 1964, pp. 9, 92; 1961967 pp II 100' 1968, pp~ 96; 1969, pp. 10, 94; 1970, pp. I, ;1m: pp: 12: 100; 1972, pp. 10, 102; It~t pp. II, 104;l9i4, pp. 20, 160:T915 20 160' T9i6 pp 13, 153; 9 pp. 21, 153; niS, pp. 21, 168,'Wi? Pg; 20 J70l19B0 p~. 21, 73; 1981', pp. 20, 144· (Washington, D.C.:U.S. Gove'r~nt ~inting' Office). Table adopted by S