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| | Murder - Crime in the United States 2004 |
 | | Knives or cutting instruments were used in 14.1 percent of the murders; personal weapons, such as hands, fists, and feet, were used in 7.0 percent of murders, and blunt objects (i.e., clubs, hammers, etc.) were used in 5.0 percent of the homicides. |
 | | For the murders for which the circumstances were known, 22.8 percent of the murders involved another felony, such as forcible rape, robbery, or burglary. |
 | | In the two county groups, 5.8 percent of the murder clearances that involved solely juveniles were reported in the metropolitan counties and 2.3 percent of the clearances were reported in the nonmetropolitan counties. |
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