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26 kwi 2023 · In 2021, 54% of all gun-related deaths in the U.S. were suicides (26,328), while 43% were murders (20,958), according to the CDC. The remaining gun deaths that year were accidental (549), involved law enforcement (537) or had undetermined circumstances (458).
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- Gun Deaths Among Children and Teens Rose 50% in Just Two Years
Each day, an average of 132 people died from gun violence—one death every 11 minutes. The overall gun death rate declined 2.7% between 2021 and 2022, resulting in 626 fewer deaths. The gun homicide rate decreased 7.5% in 2022, with 1,307 fewer gun homicides compared to 2021.
23 lip 2024 · Averaging almost 50,000 deaths from firearms annually, the United States is the only high-income country to report such a high death toll from gun violence. From 2016 onwards, there has been...
5 lip 2024 · More than half of firearm-related deaths were suicides and more than four out of every 10 were firearm homicides. 1 More people suffer nonfatal firearm-related injuries than die. More than seven out of every 10 medically treated firearm injuries are from firearm-related assaults.
Firearm deaths include all deaths involving guns, such as homicide, suicide, and accidents. More people in the US die from suicide involving a firearm than homicides or accidents. In 2021, there were a total of 48,830 firearm deaths, an increase of 3,608 or 8% from 2020.
28 kwi 2022 · The overall gun death rate among children and teens under age 19 increased by 30%—this increase was driven by a dramatic (40%) increase in the gun homicide rate and 11% increase in the gun suicide rate. There was a 47% increase in the firearm homicide rate among Black women from 2019 to 2020.
25 maj 2022 · Active shooter incidents killed 103 people and left 140 others wounded last year. The FBI doesn’t include all gun-related shootings, such as those attributed to gang and drug violence, as well...