nonfatal
adjective
non·fa·tal
ˌnän-ˈfā-tᵊl 
: not causing death : not fatal
nonfatal infections
a nonfatal wound
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Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall uptick in violence.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
The group estimates every fatal shooting costs taxpayers at least $1.6 million for fatal shootings and $1.1 million for nonfatal shootings, according to a 2019 Force Detroit report.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
There have been six homicides and 20 nonfatal shootings so far this year in Police District One, which includes downtown and the city’s east side neighborhoods, according to police data, That’s an uptick from last year when there was 3 homicides and 10 nonfatal shootings.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
The more serious assault charges stem from the nonfatal stabbings of Ryan Heinz and Thomas Connery.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
The group estimates every fatal shooting costs taxpayers at least $1.6 million for fatal shootings and $1.1 million for nonfatal shootings, according to a 2019 Force Detroit report.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
There have been six homicides and 20 nonfatal shootings so far this year in Police District One, which includes downtown and the city’s east side neighborhoods, according to police data, That’s an uptick from last year when there was 3 homicides and 10 nonfatal shootings.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
The more serious assault charges stem from the nonfatal stabbings of Ryan Heinz and Thomas Connery.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2025
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nonfatal
adjective
non·fa·tal
-ˈfāt-ᵊl
: not fatal
nonfatal infections
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