Table 5 Description of types of firearm-related behavior identified in manual record review

All cases

N = 437 (100)

Explicit verbal threat

139 (31.8)

Explicit written threat

9 (2.1)

Explicit verbal or written threat

33 (7.6)

Threatened-unknown verbal/written/action

6 (1.4)

Shooting/discharge^b

41 (9.4)

 Intentionally shot and hit person

7 (1.6)

 Intentionally shot person but did not hit person

12 (2.7)

 Unintentionally shot and hit person

2 (0.5)

 Intentionally shot non-person but hit person

2 (0.5)

 Intentionally shot at non-person, did not hit person

10 (2.3)

 Intentionally shot around person, did not hit person

6 (1.4)

 Intentionally shot animal

2 (0.5)

Physical harm

6 (1.4)

Point/touch firearm

73 (16.7)

Brandish

37 (8.5)

Other firearm threat

27 (6.2)

Hunting

8 (1.8)

Unlawful possession

40 (9.2)

Firearm possession

98 (22.4)

Stole firearm

7 (1.6)

Cases with >  = 1 UCR violent crime charges

N = 108 (100)

Explicit verbal threat

30 (27.8)

Explicit written threat

1 (0.9)

Explicit verbal or written threat

4 (3.7)

Threatened-unknown verbal/written/action

1 (0.9)

Shooting/discharge^b

21 (19.4)

 Intentionally shot and hit person

6 (5.6)

 Intentionally shot person but did not hit person

7 (6.5)

 Unintentionally shot and hit person

2 (1.9)

 Intentionally shot non-person but hit person

0 (0)

 Intentionally shot at non-person, did not hit person

3 (2.8)

 Intentionally shot around person, did not hit person

3 (2.8)

 Intentionally shot animal

0 (0)

Physical harm

4 (3.7)

Point/touch firearm

44 (40.7)

Brandish

13 (12)

Other firearm threat

5 (4.6)

Hunting

1 (0.9)

Unlawful possession

6 (5.6)

Firearm possession

44 (40.7)

Stole firearm

1 (0.9)

Cases with >  = 1 non-UCR violent crime charges

N = 288 (100)

Explicit verbal threat

113 (39.2)

Explicit written threat

9 (3.1)

Explicit verbal or written threat

32 (11.2)

Threatened-unknown verbal/written/action

5 (1.7)

Shooting/discharge^b

19 (6.6)

 Intentionally shot and hit person

1 (0.3)

 Intentionally shot person but did not hit person

6 (2.1)

 Unintentionally shot and hit person

0 (0)

 Intentionally shot non-person but hit person

1 (0.7)

 Intentionally shot at non-person, did not hit person

7 (2.4)

 Intentionally shot around person, did not hit person

3 (1.0)

 Intentionally shot animal

0 (0)

Physical harm

4 (1.4)

Point/touch firearm

39 (13.5)

Brandish

23 (8)

Other firearm threat

21 (7.3)

Hunting

0 (0)

Unlawful possession

13 (4.5)

Firearm possession

51 (17.7)

Stole firearm

1 (0.3)

Cases with exclusively non-violent charges

N = 74 (100)

Explicit verbal threat

5 (6.7)

Explicit written threat

0 (0)

Explicit verbal or written threat

0 (0)

Threatened-unknown verbal/written/action

0 (0)

Shooting/discharge^b

8 (10.8)

 Intentionally shot and hit person

1 (1.3)

 Intentionally shot person but did not hit person

2 (2.7)

 Unintentionally shot and hit person

0 (0)

 Intentionally shot non-person but hit person

0 (0)

 Intentionally shot at non-person, did not hit person

1 (2.7)

 Intentionally shot around person, did not hit person

1 (1.3)

 Intentionally shot animal

2 (2.7)

Physical harm

1 (1.3)

Point/touch firearm

1 (1.3)

Brandish

3 (4)

Other firearm threat

2 (2.7)

Hunting

7 (9.3)

Unlawful possession

23 (30.7)

Firearm possession

16 (21.6)

Stole firearm

5 (6.7)