McDowall D, Wiersema B
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, College Park 20742-8235.
Am J Public Health. 1994 Dec;84(12):1982-4. doi: 10.2105/ajph.84.12.1982.
It is well known that many crimes in the United States are committed with firearms. Less adequately documented is the frequency with which victims use guns in self-defense. We used National Crime Victimization Survey data to examine incidents where victims employed guns against offenders. Between 1987 and 1990 there were an estimated 258,460 incidents of firearm defense, an annual mean of 64,615. Victims used firearms in 0.18% of all crimes recorded by the survey and in 0.83% of violent offenses. Firearm self-defense is rare compared with gun crimes.
众所周知,美国许多犯罪都是使用枪支实施的。而受害者出于自卫使用枪支的频率则缺乏充分记录。我们利用全国犯罪受害情况调查数据来研究受害者对犯罪者使用枪支的事件。1987年至1990年间,估计有258,460起枪支自卫事件,年均64,615起。在该调查记录的所有犯罪中,受害者使用枪支的比例为0.18%,在暴力犯罪中这一比例为0.83%。与涉枪犯罪相比,枪支自卫情况较为罕见。