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, 25 Aug. 2025
Data from the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission through Aug. 11 shows there have been 59 youth victims of fatal and nonfatal gun violence so far this year and 40 youth suspects.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Once labeled one of America’s most dangerous cities, Baltimore has seen a 22 percent drop in homicides, a 19 percent drop in nonfatal shootings, and a 71 percent reduction in juvenile homicide victims—a 50-year low.
—Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
And about 16% of the more than 350 nonfatal shooting victims were under 18.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Data from the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission through Aug. 11 shows there have been 59 youth victims of fatal and nonfatal gun violence so far this year and 40 youth suspects.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Once labeled one of America’s most dangerous cities, Baltimore has seen a 22 percent drop in homicides, a 19 percent drop in nonfatal shootings, and a 71 percent reduction in juvenile homicide victims—a 50-year low.
—Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
And about 16% of the more than 350 nonfatal shooting victims were under 18.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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nonfatal
adjective
non·fa·tal
-ˈfāt-ᵊl
: not fatal
nonfatal infections
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