nonfatal
adjective
non·fa·tal
ˌnän-ˈfā-tᵊl 
: not causing death : not fatal
nonfatal infections
a nonfatal wound
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Within two years of the 2017 incident, Marroquin and Kue each were involved in one additional nonfatal shooting.
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Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2024
What is perhaps even more encouraging is the drop in nonfatal shootings this year – down 27% from the year before.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024
The report’s data found that adults were among the majority involved in nonfatal shooting suspects, but there has been a significant increase by 25.8% of juvenile suspects involved in crimes.
—Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Jan. 2024
In 2023, homicides dropped 20%, while nonfatal shootings fell 4%.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
For example, Iowa fines employers $2,500 for a serious but nonfatal injury of a minor illegally working in a hazardous industry and $500 if there is no serious injury.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
And the numbers of nonfatal shootings in Santa Fe don’t appear to have changed much.
—Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
Weeks later, Jones was arrested in connection with a nonfatal shooting in Berkeley, which police attributed to gang violence.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Police and fire enhancement Duggan touted a double-digit reduction in homicides and nonfatal shootings earlier this budget year and used the statistic to propose an expansion to the Detroit Police Department.
—Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2024
Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2024
What is perhaps even more encouraging is the drop in nonfatal shootings this year – down 27% from the year before.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024
The report’s data found that adults were among the majority involved in nonfatal shooting suspects, but there has been a significant increase by 25.8% of juvenile suspects involved in crimes.
—Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Jan. 2024
In 2023, homicides dropped 20%, while nonfatal shootings fell 4%.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
For example, Iowa fines employers $2,500 for a serious but nonfatal injury of a minor illegally working in a hazardous industry and $500 if there is no serious injury.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
And the numbers of nonfatal shootings in Santa Fe don’t appear to have changed much.
—Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
Weeks later, Jones was arrested in connection with a nonfatal shooting in Berkeley, which police attributed to gang violence.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Police and fire enhancement Duggan touted a double-digit reduction in homicides and nonfatal shootings earlier this budget year and used the statistic to propose an expansion to the Detroit Police Department.
—Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2024
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nonfatal
adjective
non·fa·tal
-ˈfāt-ᵊl
: not fatal
nonfatal infections
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