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U.S. Gun Violence Deaths – 2021
- bilekas 5y agoPUBLISHED DATE: January 03, 2022 Total Number of GV Deaths - ALL Causes 44,795 Homicide/Murder/Unintentional/DGU 20,705 Suicide 24,090 Total Number of Injuries 40,418 Mass Shootings 693 Mass Murders 29 Number of Children (age 0-11)1 Killed 310 Injured 746 Number of Teens (age 12-17)1 Killed 1,228 Injured 3,369 Officer Involved Incident Killed 68 Officer Killed or Injured Injured 370 Officer Involved Incident Killed 1,325 Subject-Suspect Killed or Injured Injured 889 Defensive Use 1,236 Unintentional Shooting 1,992 Murder/Suicides Incidents 589
- sigmaprimus 5y agoThis seems to be very close to the number of Traffic Fatalities for 2021. From the way the news media reports on gun violence, I thought that the number of gun deaths was much higher than vehicle related deaths. https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813199 https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/...
- throwawaylinux 5y agoWell it's an issue is very politicized and that many people believe they can considerably improve the problem. Automobile safety is pretty non partisan and has been considered an acceptable risk by most. There are stranger things about the issue though, for example the number of people murdered by handguns vs by rifles does not match the gun control rhetoric.