Caliber bullets used in robberies?

C0untZer0 · September 28, 2011, 10:50 AM

I have been trying to figure out which are the most common calibers criminals use to commit crimes.

It's hard for me at least to find this data because suicides are included in most of the data. The profile of some person who uses a firearm to end their life is much different from the criminal robbing a liquor store, mugging people or most scary to me: car jacking.

Maybe this data isn't even collected.

Does anyone know what the most common calibers are used by criminals for robberies?

federali · September 28, 2011, 11:03 AM

There's another thread running in which a poster cited police stats showing that the 9mm is by far the most frequently encountered handgun caliber in the hands of criminals.

C0untZer0 · September 28, 2011, 11:57 AM

The thing that got me thinking about this is my thread on body armor.

The step up from Level II to Level III is to protect against 10mm to 10.8 mm (.40" -.430") 240ish grain / projectiles traveling in the 1430fps range.

And .355 - .357" 158ish grain projectiles traveling in the 1410fps range.

Figuring out the probability of encountering a bad guy wielding a 10mm with hot rounds, a .44 magnum, or a .357 magnum might be a factor in decising to go with a more comfortable Level II vest

farmerboy · September 28, 2011, 02:01 PM

That would be a very good decision to go with level 11 (unless you got shot with a 10 MM!!! Then it'd prob be a bad choice...

Glenn E. Meyer · September 28, 2011, 02:16 PM

Same as the vest thread in direction. Closed.

September 28, 2011, 10:50 AM	#1
C0untZer0 Junior member Join Date: April 21, 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,555	Caliber bullets used in robberies? I have been trying to figure out which are the most common calibers criminals use to commit crimes. It's hard for me at least to find this data because suicides are included in most of the data. The profile of some person who uses a firearm to end their life is much different from the criminal robbing a liquor store, mugging people or most scary to me: car jacking. Maybe this data isn't even collected. Does anyone know what the most common calibers are used by criminals for robberies?

September 28, 2011, 11:03 AM	#2
federali Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2011 Location: Nassau County NY Posts: 378	9mm There's another thread running in which a poster cited police stats showing that the 9mm is by far the most frequently encountered handgun caliber in the hands of criminals. __________________ Int'l Assoc. of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors

September 28, 2011, 02:16 PM	#5
Glenn E. Meyer Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 20,064	Same as the vest thread in direction. Closed. __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens

September 28, 2011, 11:57 AM	#3
C0untZer0 Junior member Join Date: April 21, 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,555	The thing that got me thinking about this is my thread on body armor. The step up from Level II to Level III is to protect against 10mm to 10.8 mm (.40" -.430") 240ish grain / projectiles traveling in the 1430fps range. And .355 - .357" 158ish grain projectiles traveling in the 1410fps range. Figuring out the probability of encountering a bad guy wielding a 10mm with hot rounds, a .44 magnum, or a .357 magnum might be a factor in decising to go with a more comfortable Level II vest

September 28, 2011, 02:01 PM	#4
farmerboy Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 1,343	That would be a very good decision to go with level 11 (unless you got shot with a 10 MM!!! Then it'd prob be a bad choice...