Gun Deaths In America
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Gun deaths in america. The united states has the 28th highest rate of deaths from gun violence in the world. It was also reported that there were 15 381 gun deaths and 29 568 injuries last year. 4 43 deaths per 100 000 people in 2017 far greater than what is seen in other wealthy countries. In 2017 six in ten gun related deaths in the u s.
In 2013 there were 73 505 nonfatal firearm injuries 23 2 injuries per 100 000 people and 33 636 deaths due to injury by firearms 10 6 deaths per 100 000 people. See our stories on suicides among. This interactive graphic is part of our project exploring the more than 33 000 annual gun deaths in america and what it would take to bring that number down. The gun homicide rate in the.
Gun violence in the united states results in tens of thousands of deaths and injuries annually. Handguns are involved in most u s. What share of all murders and suicides in the u s. The remainder were unintentional 486 involved law enforcement 553 or had undetermined circumstances 338.