US Gun Deaths by Year

Suicides, Homicides, Unintentional Deaths, Legal Intervention Deaths, Deaths from Undetermined Consequences

I. All Firearm Deaths II. Firearm Suicides III. Firearm Homicides IV. Unintentional Firearm Deaths V. Legal Intervention Firearm Deaths VI. Firearm Deaths of Undetermined Intent

I. All Firearm Deaths During the 18-year period from 1999 to 2016, 2016 had the most firearm suicides (22,938), homicides (14,415), and the most firearm deaths from legal intervention (510). 1999 had the most unintentional firearm deaths (824) and the most firearm deaths with undetermined intent (324). Overall, firearm deaths were up 33.9% from 1999 to 2016.

Firearm Deaths, All Ages: 1999-2016 Suicides Homicides Unintentional Legal Intervention Undetermined Intent Year % of Total Firearm Deaths for Year*   % of Total Firearm Deaths for Year   % of Total Firearm Deaths for Year   % of Total Firearm Deaths for Year % of Total Firearm Deaths for Year Total 1999 16,599 57.5% 10,828 37.5% 824 2.9% 299 1.0% 324 1.1% 28,874 2000 16,586 57.9% 10,801 37.7% 776 2.8% 270 0.9% 230 0.8% 28,663 2001 16,869 57.0% 11,348 38.4% 802 2.7% 323 1.1% 231 0.8% 29,573 2002 17,108 56.6% 11,829 39.1% 762 2.5% 300 1.0% 243 0.8% 30,242 2003 16,907 56.1% 11,920 39.6% 730 2.4% 347 1.2% 232 0.8% 30,136 2004 16,750 56.6% 11,624 39.3% 649 2.2% 311 1.1% 235 0.8% 29,569 2005 17,002 55.4% 12,352 40.2% 789 2.6% 330 1.1% 221 0.7% 30,694 2006 16,883 54.6% 12,791 41.4% 642 2.1% 360 1.2% 220 0.7% 30,896 2007 17,352 55.6% 12,632 40.5% 613 2.0% 351 1.1% 276 0.9% 31,224 2008 18,223 57.7% 12,179 38.5% 592 1.9% 326 1.0% 273 0.9% 31,593 2009 18,735 59.8% 11,493 36.7% 554 1.8% 333 1.1% 232 0.7% 31,347 2010 19,392 61.2% 11,078 35.0% 606 1.9% 344 1.1% 252 0.8% 31,672 2011 19,990 62.0% 11,068 34.2% 591 1.8% 454 1.4% 248 0.8% 32,351 2012 20,666 61.6% 11,622 34.6% 548 1.6% 471 1.4% 256 0.8% 33,563 2013 21,175 63.0% 11,208 32.8% 505 1.5% 467 1.4% 281 0.8% 33,636 2014 21,386 63.7% 11,008 32.6% 461 1.4% 464 1.4% 275 0.8% 33,594 2015 22,018 60.7% 12,979 35.8% 489 1.3% 484 1.3% 282 0.8% 36,252 2016 22,938 59.3% 14,415 37.3% 495 1.3% 510 1.3% 300 0.8% 38,658 Total 336,579 58.8% 213,175 37.2% 11,428 2.0% 6,744 1.2% 4,611 0.8% 572,537 Average Per Year 18,699 11,843 635 375 256 31,808 *Percentages are rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal) so each year's percentages may not add up to 100% exactly.

II. Firearm Suicides There were 336,579 firearm suicides between 1999 and 2016. Firearms were the leading cause of suicide, representing 51.8% of all suicides. Suffocation was the second most frequent cause with 152,684 deaths. Adults 65 years old and older were most often the victims of gun suicides with 78,706 deaths between 1999 and 2016 (23.4% of total firearm suicides), with the most suicides in this age group (5,756) occurring in 2016. Overall, firearm suicides were up 38.2% from 1999 to 2016.

Firearm Suicides by Age, 1999-2016 Year 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Age Unknown Total 1999 0 103 2,315 2,621 3,097 2,677 1,860 3,921 5 16,599 2000 0 110 2,267 2,453 3,191 2,858 1,833 3,869 5 16,586 2001 0 90 2,130 2,564 3,030 3,023 2,083 3,943 6 16,869 2002 0 86 2,088 2,399 3,157 3,136 2,234 4,006 2 17,108 2003 1 73 2,075 2,381 2,927 3,279 2,317 3,854 0 16,907 2004 0 59 2,104 2,283 2,868 3,349 2,328 3,756 3 16,750 2005 0 84 1,962 2,269 2,855 3,472 2,470 3,889 1 17,002 2006 0 62 1,978 2,150 2,821 3,481 2,562 3,828 1 16,883 2007 0 53 1,900 2,306 2,879 3,531 2,786 3,895 2 17,352 2008 0 50 2,009 2,357 2,796 3,789 3,079 4,143 0 18,223 2009 0 64 2,002 2,379 2,874 3,975 3,191 4,248 2 18,735 2010 1 80 2,046 2,594 2,914 4,092 3,387 4,276 2 19,392 2011 1 91 2,168 2,740 2,837 4,100 3,522 4,526 5 19,990 2012 1 104 2,218 2,760 2,924 4,113 3,747 4,796 3 20,666 2013 1 137 2,210 2,987 2,948 4,057 3,809 5,116 3 21,175 2014 0 174 2,280 2,834 2,839 3,960 3,922 5,376 1 21,386 2015 1 139 2,461 3,118 2,952 3,882 3,951 5,511 3 22,018 2016 0 160 2,683 3,298 3,099 3,873 4,067 5,756 2 22,938 Total 6 1,719 38,896 46,403 53,008 64,647 53,148 78,706 46 336,579 Average Per Year 0 96 2,161 2,578 2,945 3,592 2,953 4,373 3 18,699 *There were no firearm suicides for children under 5.

III. Firearm Homicides There were 213,175 firearm homicides between 1999 and 2016. Firearms were the leading cause of homicide, representing 67.7% of all homicides. Cuts or piercing (such as with a knife) were the second most frequent cause with 34,086 deaths. 15-24-year-olds were most often the victims of gun homicides with 75,151 deaths between 1999 and 2016, with the most deaths (4,827) occurring in 2006. Overall, firearm homicides were up 30.6% from 1999 to 2016.

Firearm Homicides by Age, 1999-2016 Year <1 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Age Unknown Total 1999 8 50 61 163 4,038 3,048 1,868 893 373 311 15 10,828 2000 12 28 50 137 3,963 3,074 1,906 959 367 293 12 10,801 2001 11 55 59 121 4,200 3,308 1,978 934 364 307 11 11,348 2002 9 49 55 150 4,317 3,465 2,042 1,025 409 295 13 11,829 2003 8 40 48 139 4,410 3,540 1,941 1,110 394 272 18 11,920 2004 6 36 45 139 4,127 3,503 1,895 1,062 468 322 21 11,624 2005 6 37 44 143 4,499 3,780 2,010 1,097 405 322 9 12,352 2006 6 42 62 175 4,827 3,767 1,987 1,185 468 264 8 12,791 2007 15 48 47 154 4,669 3,751 2,038 1,159 446 296 9 12,632 2008 9 56 44 143 4,394 3,612 1,966 1,146 489 318 2 12,179 2009 11 55 53 115 4,051 3,300 1,869 1,152 520 361 6 11,493 2010 11 43 58 107 3,889 3,331 1,673 1,097 533 331 5 11,078 2011 7 48 55 107 3,825 3,271 1,718 1,147 546 344 0 11,068 2012 5 45 67 124 3,931 3,427 1,887 1,181 589 366 0 11,622 2013 12 39 48 94 3,704 3,372 1,843 1,158 573 357 8 11,208 2014 5 47 58 115 3,614 3,274 1,843 1,141 541 369 1 11,008 2015 8 50 69 121 4,140 3,996 2,197 1,299 681 417 1 12,979 2016 11 75 68 195 4,553 4,510 2,555 1,420 738 400 1 14,415 Total 160 842 991 2,342 75,151 63,329 35,216 20,165 8,904 5,942 140 213,175 Average Per Year 9 47 55 130 4,175 3,518 1,956 1,120 495 330 8 11,843

IV. Unintentional Firearm Deaths There were 11,428 unintentional firearm deaths between 1999 and 2016. Firearms were the 16th leading cause of unintentional death representing 0.5% of all unintentional deaths. Traffic accidents were the leading cause with 702,925 deaths. 25-34-year-olds were most often the victims of unintentional gun deaths with 1,875 deaths between 1999 and 2016 (16.4% of total unintentional firearm deaths), with the most deaths in that age range (143) occurring in 1999. Overall, unintentional firearm deaths were down 39.9% from 1999 to 2016.

Unintentional Firearm Deaths by Age, 1999-2016 Year <1 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Age Unknown Total 1999 0 12 19 57 251 143 136 92 48 66 0 824 2000 1 18 18 49 202 131 153 78 50 76 0 776 2001 0 15 18 39 206 122 146 103 69 82 2 802 2002 1 11 14 34 210 143 123 95 56 75 0 762 2003 0 7 13 36 200 120 118 92 62 82 0 730 2004 1 14 13 35 172 100 97 106 35 76 0 649 2005 1 22 15 37 203 130 114 108 67 92 0 789 2006 0 13 18 23 193 113 74 84 49 75 0 642 2007 1 18 20 26 155 94 91 82 57 69 0 613 2008 0 21 12 29 132 89 85 99 57 68 0 592 2009 1 15 12 20 132 99 76 61 60 78 0 554 2010 0 25 11 26 145 107 91 89 50 62 0 606 2011 4 25 16 29 130 86 66 87 64 84 0 591 2012 6 23 7 22 119 90 64 79 69 69 0 548 2013 3 27 15 24 107 82 48 80 59 60 0 505 2014 1 22 14 12 109 63 61 63 44 71 1 461 2015 1 25 7 15 121 79 59 57 55 70 0 489 2014 1 35 16 23 121 84 29 67 63 57 0 495 Total 22 348 258 536 2,908 1,875 1,631 1,522 1,014 1,312 3 11,428 Average Per Year 1 19 14 30 162 104 91 85 56 73 0 635

V. Legal Intervention Firearm Deaths Legal intervention firearm deaths include gun deaths by police officers, federal law enforcement agents, other law enforcement agents, and on-duty military personnel while the government official is in the process of arresting the victim or performing other job duties, including keeping the peace. There were 6,744 firearm deaths due to legal intervention between 1999 and 2016. 25-34-year-olds were most often the victims of legal intervention gun deaths with 2,044 deaths between 1999 and 2016 (30.3% of total legal intervention firearm deaths), with the most deaths (171) occurring in 2016. Overall, legal intervention firearm deaths were up 70.6% from 1999 to 2016. There was one legal intervention firearm death of a child under 1-year-old in 2009 and none other for children under 10.

Legal Intervention Firearm Deaths by Age, 1999-2016 Year 10-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Total 1999 1 64 112 76 32 11 3 299 2000 3 72 79 69 33 7 7 270 2001 0 87 95 84 31 16 10 323 2002 3 86 87 74 36 8 6 300 2003 2 92 109 89 38 11 6 347 2004 0 79 90 82 42 8 10 311 2005 0 80 88 94 39 22 7 330 2006 1 81 114 91 56 12 5 360 2007 1 96 107 76 49 14 8 351 2008 0 80 91 76 53 17 9 326 2009 0 69 99 64 53 34 13 333 2010 1 68 86 86 58 36 9 344 2011 1 100 130 84 85 36 18 454 2012 1 116 135 99 75 36 9 471 2013 1 96 138 113 70 35 14 467 2014 1 79 160 106 76 30 12 464 2015 0 84 153 98 89 47 13 484 2016 2 76 171 132 71 43 15 510 Total 18 1,505 2,044 1,593 986 423 174 6,744 Average Per Year 1 84 114 86 55 24 10 375 *There was one legal intervention firearm death of a child under 1-year-old in 2009 and none other for children under 10.

VI. Firearm Deaths of Undetermined Intent There were 4,611 firearm deaths of undetermined intent between 1999 and 2016. The firearm deaths of 15-24 years olds most often were categorized as undetermined intent between 1999 and 2016 with 1,265 deaths (27.4% of total undetermined intent firearm deaths), with the most deaths (127) occurring in 1999. Overall, undetermined intent firearm deaths were down 7.4% from 1999 to 2016.

Firearm Deaths of Undetermined Intent, by Age, 1999-2015 Year 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Age Unknown Total 1999 3 0 12 127 51 57 28 14 32 0 324 2000 0 2 8 71 52 39 23 15 19 1 230 2001 0 2 4 64 48 50 29 12 22 0 231 2002 1 2 4 79 46 50 29 12 20 0 243 2003 1 1 11 69 38 43 31 20 18 0 232 2004 1 3 6 58 45 44 29 20 26 3 235 2005 3 3 9 77 35 28 28 23 15 0 221 2006 2 0 5 76 45 39 22 20 11 0 220 2007 3 2 10 82 44 36 40 35 24 0 276 2008 2 4 6 70 53 36 40 32 28 2 273 2009 2 1 4 42 40 38 48 33 23 0 232 2010 3 3 11 53 54 26 44 33 25 0 252 2011 2 1 10 62 44 39 29 34 27 0 248 2012 2 0 4 67 52 32 34 35 30 0 256 2013 1 1 6 64 66 43 29 42 29 0 281 2014 2 3 5 57 46 40 51 34 36 1 275 2015 3 1 3 77 60 31 34 32 41 0 282 2016 3 4 9 70 65 52 27 31 38 1 300 Total 34 33 127 1,265 884 723 596 477 64 8 4,611 Average Per Year 2 2 7 70 49 40 33 27 4 0 256 *There was one undetermined intent firearm death of a child under 1 in 2009, and no other for that age group.

Source: CDC, WISQARS Database, cdc.gov (accessed July 17, 2018)