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This is a list of US states by gun deaths and rates of violence. In 2021, there were 26,000 gun suicides and 21,000 gun homicides, together making up a sixth of deaths from external causes. In 2021, there were 26,000 gun suicides and 21,000 gun homicides, together making up a sixth of deaths from external causes.
Gun-related suicides and homicides in the United States [1] Gun deaths in U.S. in proportional relationship to total population (2012 analysis, based on 2008 data). Gun violence is a term of political, economic and sociological interest referring to the tens of thousands of annual firearms-related deaths and injuries occurring in the United States.
Top 10 states of gun ownership per capita and top 10 highest gun deaths per capita on US map. Gun ownership per capita varies by state. The top ten states for gun ownership in 2021 are:
Homicide rates (from firearms) per 100,000 people by country. [1]This is a list of countries by firearm-related homicide rate per 100,000 population by year . Homicide figures may include justifiable homicides along with criminal homicides, depending upon jurisdiction and reporting standards.
From 2011 to 2020, the most rural counties in the U.S. had a 37% higher rate of gun deaths per capita than the most urban counties, according to research published Wednesday in the journal JAMA ...
Among African Americans, the rate was 26.6 deaths per 100,000, a 39.5% increase over 2019. The rate of U.S. gun deaths surged 35% in 2020 to the highest point since 1994, with especially deadly ...
Gun violence in the United States results in tens of thousands of deaths and injuries annually. [106] In 2013, there were 73,505 nonfatal firearm injuries (23.2 injuries per 100,000 U.S. citizens), [ 107 ] [ 108 ] and 33,636 deaths due to "injury by firearms" (10.6 deaths per 100,000 U.S. citizens). [ 109 ]
Amid the stream of mass shootings that have become chillingly commonplace in America, the reality of the nation's staggering murder rate can often be seen more clearly in the deaths that never ...