nonfatal

/ ˌnɒnˈfeɪtəl /

adjective

not resulting in or capable of causing death

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Los Angeles has so far this year recorded double-digit percentage declines in homicides, nonfatal shootings and slayings stemming from gang feuds, according to police data released Tuesday.

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The leading cause of fatalities for farmworkers is transportation accidents, and the leading causes of nonfatal injuries are equipment, falling and tripping, and overexertion.

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Just last week, three people were stabbed in two separate, nonfatal incidents, and in mid-April, a bus driver was stabbed while on the job.

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Moreover, more people suffer nonfatal firearm injuries than die by guns, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Specialized counterterrorism officers are still investigating the motive behind the nonfatal stabbing of Mr. Zeraati, and the Met declined to say where the assailants had flown to.