- Where People Are Stabbed

On: January 2, 2024 | By: FightWrite

Where People Are Stabbed

If your character is wielding a knife or on the receiving end of a blade, you might be surprised where that blade is most likely to land – literally – in two ways. In this post, we will look at both where people are stabbed, both on the body and in the world . We will also consider some misleading stats regarding knife wounds. People Are Stabbed on the BodyWhere People Are StabbedWhere People Are Stabbed

Blade Wounds (Not Assault)

When you look at the stats of injuries by blades, you might see some that are seemingly what we writers are looking for but really aren’t. For example, a hospital in England compiled statistics of wounds by knife and found the following:

Limbs – 63.9%

Chest – 12.1

Abdomen – 9.6

Abdomen & Chest – 3.6

Head & Neck – 3.3

Chest/Limb – 2.5

Limb/Head/Neck – 1.5

Other – 3.5

While these stats are indeed regarding wounds by blades, they are not related to assault. Where people are injured in the course of an assault are different.

Assault Wounds – Not Self Inflicted Where People Are Stabbed

Head – 4.3%

Face – 9.4

Neck – 11.1

Thorax – 48.7

Upper Extremity – 25.6

Abdomen – 25.6

Lower Extremity – 12.3

Those of you who are “mathy” may notice that those stats add up to over 100. That’s because there were instances of multiple wounds.

Where People Are Stabbed

Assault Wounds – Self Inflicted 🙁

These stats are for writers who are writing self inflicted knife wounds. If you have considered harming yourself, please, please get help. You are important, you matter. Please don’t choose a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Head – .9%

Face – .9

Neck – 43.7

Thorax – 22.1

Upper Extremity – 19.2

Abdomen – 33.8

Lower Extremity – 9.9

Locations of Violent Crimes in the U.S. Where People Are Stabbed

It is hard to find the stats on where people are going or what they are doing when they are assaulted with a knife. However, as this is an assault, it is reasonable to say these are the places our characters might be when they are attacked with a knife. These stats are only for the United States.

Home/Apartment
Highway/Alley /Street/Sidewalk
Parking Lot/Garage
Convenience Store
Unknown
Hotel/Motel
Gas Station
Restaurant
Department Store
Park/Playground (what is wrong with people? seriously!)
Grocery Store
Bar/Night Club
Shopping Mall

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States in the US You Are Most Likely to be Stabbed

According to 2019 statistics, here are the states with the highest percentage of homicide by stabbing. This is not the highest number of stabbing deaths just the percentage of homicides that were by blade.

Rhode Island – 28%
Massachusetts – 26
Wyoming – 23.1
Hawaii – 21.9
New York – 21.6
Oregon – 19.4
North Dakota – 19.2
New Jersey – 17.2
South Dakota – 15.8
Colorado – 15.3

Where in the World You Are Most Likely to be Stabbed

According to 2019 statistics, here are the countries with the most stabbing deaths.

Brazil – 9,885
South Africa – 9,424
India – 8,931
Russia – 6,336
Philippines – 5,491
Nigeria – 5,099
Mexico – 4,699
China – 4,590
Pakistan – 3,388
Colombia – 3,131