Murder by the numbers

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If that isn't eough, here is a stastical breakfown of last year's killings (information from the Baltimore Police Department):

Baltimore’s 196 killings in 2011

Means:

Handgun: 150

Knife: 32

Beating: 7

Strangulation or suffocation: 4

Arson: 1

Vehicle: 1

Other: 1

Location

On street: 112

In home: 33

In vehicle: 17

In alley: 13

In parking lot: 7

In business: 6

In park or public area: 4

In vacant house: 3

In public housing: 1

Motive

Unknown: 157

Robbery: 12

Argument: 11

Domestic: 6

Other: 4

Drugs: 3Child abuse: 3

Victim age

Under 10: 3

10-17: 11

18-24: 57

25-29: 49

39-39: 37

40-49: 20

50-59: 15

60-89: 3

90-99: 1

Fatal shooting victims shot in head

2007 — 86 out of 232 (37 percent)

2008 — 103 out of 191 (54 percent)

2009 — 116 out of 196 (59 percent)

2010 — 84 out of 168 (50 percent)

2011 – 72 out of 150 (48 percent)

Fatal stabbings

2007 — 20 out of 282 (7 percent)

2008 — 19 out of 234 (8 percent)

2009 — 22 out of 238 (9 percent)

2010 — 24 out of 221 ( 11 percent)

2011 — 32 out of 196 (16 percent)