By the Numbers: 13 June 2022
79% and 53%
The percentages, respectively, of homicides and suicides in the U.S. in 2020 that involved a firearm, according to an article in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) -- Vital Signs: Changes in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates — United States, 2019–2020.
From 2019 to 2020, the overall firearm homicide rate increased 34.6%, from 4.6 to 6.1 per 100,000 persons. The largest increases occurred among non-Hispanic Black or African American males aged 10–44 years and non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) males aged 25–44 years. Rates of firearm homicide were lowest and increased least at the lowest poverty level and were higher and showed larger increases at higher poverty levels. The overall firearm suicide rate remained relatively unchanged from 2019 to 2020 (7.9 to 8.1); however, in some populations, including AI/AN males aged 10–44 years, rates did increase.
79% and 53%
The percentages, respectively, of homicides and suicides in the U.S. in 2020 that involved a firearm, according to an article in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) -- Vital Signs: Changes in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates — United States, 2019–2020.
From 2019 to 2020, the overall firearm homicide rate increased 34.6%, from 4.6 to 6.1 per 100,000 persons. The largest increases occurred among non-Hispanic Black or African American males aged 10–44 years and non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) males aged 25–44 years. Rates of firearm homicide were lowest and increased least at the lowest poverty level and were higher and showed larger increases at higher poverty levels. The overall firearm suicide rate remained relatively unchanged from 2019 to 2020 (7.9 to 8.1); however, in some populations, including AI/AN males aged 10–44 years, rates did increase.