Homicide Survey

Method used to commit the homicide of person, category

Method used to commit the homicide refers to method used by a person who caused the death of another human being, whether directly or indirectly. Only the method that is the primary cause of death is counted.

Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Firearms
• Methods used to commit homicide