The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research The Epidemiology of Firearm Death in the United States
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The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research non-firearm injury deathfirearm injury death Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Non-Firearm Injury Death and Firearm Death United States,
The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research United States, 1999 Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control non-firearm injury deathfirearm injury death Non-Firearm Injury Death and Firearm Death by Age
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The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research Gender Differences in Firearm Death by Intent United States, 1999
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
The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research Ethnic Differences in Firearm Death by Intent United States, 1999
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The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research United States, Source: Centers for Disease Control all ages (age adjusted) Firearm Homicide Among Select Age Groups
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The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research 79% 5% 6% 1% 9% All Firearm Homicides - 8,259* handgun - 6,498rifle - 387shotgun other - 90not stated 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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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
The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research United States, all ages (age adjusted) Source: CDC/National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Firearm Suicide Among Selected Age Groups
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The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control United States, 1999 Firearm Suicide Among Females by Age
The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research 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
The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research Firearm Suicide as a Percentage of All Suicide among Females United States, non-firearm suicidesfirearm suicides Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
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The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research malefemale whiteblack Asian/pacific islanderAmerican Indian United States, 1999 Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Firearm Suicide by Race and Gender
The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research Firearm Suicide by Ethnicity and Gender United States, 1999 malefemale non-HispanicHispanic Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research Source: Centers for Disease Control United States, Unintentional Firearm Death
The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research United States, 1999 Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Unintentional Firearm Death by Age
The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research 86% 14% Unintentional Firearm Death male - 707female Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control United States, 1999 Unintentional Firearm Death by Gender
The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research malefemale whiteblack Asian/pacific islanderAmerican Indian United States, 1999 Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Unintentional Firearm Death by Race and Gender
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.