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606 Taxicab Driver Homicides: United States and Canada 1980-1994

Appendix C: Type of firearm


The following are the reported descriptions of firearms used in 57 US and Canadian fatal and non-fatal assaults against taxicab drivers between 1963 and 1994. The information is primarily from press reports.

Type of firearm, number and percent of total

Small caliber 14 24.6%
.22 caliber 14 24.6%
.25 caliber 3 5.3%
.32 caliber 1 1.7%
.38 caliber 9 15.8%
.380 caliber 1 1.7%
.357 magnum 1 1.7%
9 mm 2 3.5%
.45 caliber 1 1.7%
Large caliber 3 5.3%
Rifle or shotgun 8 14.0%

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