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The FBI defines aggravated assault as an unlawful attack by an individual on another, involving a dangerous weapon or showing it in a threatening way, resulting in severe or aggravated injury, or posing a risk for serious harm or intent to cause such harm.
About one-third of the aggravated assault cases reported to the FBI involve firearms.
This infographic utilizes estimates from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) to examine firearm-related aggravated assaults in the United States from 2022 to 2024 and compares these incidents with those not involving firearms during the same period.
The graphic URL is available here.
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According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, approximately half of violent crimes are reported to law enforcement. In the most recent complete report, this reporting ranged from the low 40s to 49 percent, potentially skewing data toward more severe incidents.
Furthermore, the Bureau of Justice Statistics notes that about 10 percent of crimes involve firearms, though this number varies depending on the type of crime.
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