1. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research The Epidemiology of Firearm Death in the United States

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3. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research 687480869298 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 non-firearm injury deathfirearm injury death Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Non-Firearm Injury Death and Firearm Death United States, 1968-1999

4. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research United States, 1999 Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 0-4 5 -9 10 -14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+ 0 20 40 60 80 100 non-firearm injury deathfirearm injury death Non-Firearm Injury Death and Firearm Death by Age

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9. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research Gender Differences in Firearm Death by Intent United States, 1999

10. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research Racial Differences in Firearm Death by Intent United States, 1999 Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

11. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research Ethnic Differences in Firearm Death by Intent United States, 1999

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15. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research United States, 1962-1999 Source: Centers for Disease Control 62687480869298 0 5 10 15 20 25 15-1920-24all ages (age adjusted) Firearm Homicide Among Select Age Groups

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17. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research 79% 5% 6% 1% 9% All Firearm Homicides - 8,259* handgun - 6,498rifle - 387shotgun - 503 other - 90not stated - 781 Source: Uniform Crime Reports United States, 1999 Firearm Homicide by Type of Gun * This number represents only those firearm homicides that were reported to the FBI by state and local law enforcement.

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26. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research 57% 19% 17% 2% 1% 4% Suicide - 29,199 firearm - 16,599strangulation - 5,427poisoning - 4,893 jumping - 693cutting - 404other - 1,183 United States, 1999 Source: Centers for Disease Control Methods of Suicide

27. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research United States, 1962-1999 62687480869298 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 15-1975+all ages (age adjusted) Source: CDC/National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Firearm Suicide Among Selected Age Groups

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29. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research United States, 1999

30. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 10 -14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+ 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 United States, 1999 Firearm Suicide Among Females by Age

31. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research 10 -14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+ 0 20 40 60 80 100 non-firearm suicidesfirearm suicides Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control United States, 1999 Firearm Suicide as a Percentage of All Suicide among Males

32. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research Firearm Suicide as a Percentage of All Suicide among Females United States, 1999 10 -14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+ 0 20 40 60 80 100 non-firearm suicidesfirearm suicides Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

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34. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research malefemale 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 whiteblack Asian/pacific islanderAmerican Indian United States, 1999 Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Firearm Suicide by Race and Gender

35. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research Firearm Suicide by Ethnicity and Gender United States, 1999 malefemale 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 non-HispanicHispanic Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

36. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research 62687480869298 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 Source: Centers for Disease Control United States, 1962-1999 Unintentional Firearm Death

37. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research 0-4 5 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75+ 0 40 80 120 United States, 1999 Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Unintentional Firearm Death by Age

38. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research 86% 14% Unintentional Firearm Death - 824 male - 707female - 117 Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control United States, 1999 Unintentional Firearm Death by Gender

39. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research malefemale 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 whiteblack Asian/pacific islanderAmerican Indian United States, 1999 Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Unintentional Firearm Death by Race and Gender

40. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research Additional Resources The data used to develop these slides is publicly available, and accessible through the Internet. For those individuals interested in firearm mortality in particular states and/or counties, detailed information is available through the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. This site has a “data” link which allows users to access federal databases and query them for specific requests.