method_of_death
number
percent
Shot
3,543
41.74%
Strangled
1,981
23.34%
Stabbed
1,289
15.19%
Bludgeoned
765
9.01%
Poisoned
549
6.47%
Axed
126
1.48%
Drowned
83
0.98%
Burned
57
0.67%
Smothered
56
0.66%
Run over
16
0.19%
Drug overdose
13
0.15%
Neglect & Abuse
10
0.12%
8,488
100.0%