DOJ data: 92 percent of violent crimes in U.S. do not involve a firearm

DOJ data: 92 percent of violent crimes in U.S. do not involve a firearm

by WorldTribune Staff, May 17, 2022 In 2020, the last year available, data from the Department of Justice’s National Crime Victimization Survey shows that there were 4,558,150 rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults and the FBI reported 21,570 murders. Of those, about 364,000 involved firearms. According to the DOJ’s own data, just 7.9% of violent crimes […]