Table 2 Characteristics of California handgun purchasers with a history of criminal charges in 2001, limited to people aged 21 to 49
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Men N = 12,706a |
Women N = 586a | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Age (median, IQR) | 34 (27–41) | 35 (28–41) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White (%) | 7975 (62.77) | 331 (56.48) |
| Black (%) | 1115 (8.78) | 136 (23.21) |
| Hispanic (%) | 2611 (20.55) | 83 (14.16) |
| Asian (%) | 683 (5.38) | 23 (3.92) |
| Native American (%) | 95 (0.75) | 5 (0.85) |
| Other (%) | 222 (1.75) | 8 (1.37) |
| Unknown (%) | 5 (0.04) | – |
| Criminal charge history | ||
| Number of arrests (median, IQR) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) |
| Years since last charge (median, IQR) | 6.89 (2.92–12.32) | 5.75 (2.55–10.49) |
| Criminal charge typeb | ||
| Firearm related (%)c | 2102 (16.54) | 32 (5.46) |
| Violence (%) | 4101 (31.28) | 151 (25.77) |
| Firearm violence (%) | 462 (3.64) | 12 (2.05) |
| Crime Index Violence (%) | 2140 (16.84) | 81 (13.82) |
| IPV or sexual violence (%) | 948 (7.46) | 25 (4.27) |
| Alcohol related (%) | 2498 (19.66) | 73 (12.46) |
| Drug related (%) | 2408 (18.95) | 146 (24.91) |
| Non-violent, non-firearm (%) | 10,975 (86.38) | 526 (89.76) |