Demographic and offence characteristics of state prison inmates incarcerated for an offence committed with a firearm in 13 states (n=253)
| n (%) | |
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 234 (92.5) |
| Female | 19 (7.5) |
| Age when sentenced for current offence (years) | |
| 14–17 | 48 (19.0) |
| 18–20 | 58 (22.9) |
| 21–24 | 46 (18.2) |
| 25–29 | 35 (13.8) |
| 30 and older | 66 (26.1) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 169 (66.8) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 63 (24.9) |
| Hispanic | 9 (3.6) |
| Other | 12 (4.7) |
| Education (n=251) | |
| Less than high school | 185 (73.7) |
| High School or equivalent | 41 (16.3) |
| More than high School | 25 (10.0) |
| Marital status (n=252) | |
| Never married | 177 (70.2) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 48 (19.1) |
| Married | 27 (10.7) |
| Employed in the month before incarceration (n=246) | |
| Full-time | 129 (52.4) |
| Part-time/occasional | 24 (9.8) |
| Unemployed: looking for work | 32 (13.0) |
| Unemployed: not looking for work | 61 (24.8) |
| State of current offense | |
| Arkansas | 21 (8.3) |
| Georgia | 64 (25.3) |
| Idaho | 5 (2.0) |
| Louisiana | 39 (15.4) |
| Maine | 1 (0.4) |
| Michigan | 67 (26.5) |
| Mississippi | 27 (10.7) |
| Montana | 5 (2.0) |
| New Hampshire | 0 (0) |
| New Mexico | 13 (5.1) |
| Vermont | 1 (0.4) |
| Wisconsin | 10 (4.0) |
| Wyoming | 0 (0) |
| Current offences* † | |
| Violent offences | |
| Murder/voluntary non-vehicular manslaughter | 86 (34.0) |
| Robbery | 75 (29.6) |
| Aggravated assault/assault on police officer | 32 (12.6) |
| Other violent acts | 6 (2.4) |
| Property offences | |
| Burglary | 6 (2.4) |
| Other property offences | 3 (1.2) |
| Drug offences | |
| Trafficking | 15 (5.9) |
| Possession or use | 7 (2.8) |
| Public order offences | |
| Weapons offences | 19 (7.5) |
| Parole/probation violation or contempt | 2 (0.8) |
| Other public order offences | 2 (0.8) |
| Type of gun used in current offense‡ | |
| Handgun | 204 (80.6) |
| Rifle | 30 (11.9) |
| Shotgun | 25 (9.9) |
| Other firearm | 4 (1.6) |