This report analyzes, on both the national and state levels, the use of firearms in justifiable homicides. It also details the total number of times guns are used for self-defense by the victims of both attempted and completed violent crimes and property crimes whether or not the use of the gun by the victim resulted in a fatality.
Issue Areas
- Crime and Safety
Publishers
- Violence Policy Center
Doc Type
- Dataset
- Report/Whitepaper
Language
- English
Geography
- North America / United States
Copyright
- Copyright May 2020 Violence Policy Center.