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In 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded its second-highest number of gun-related deaths.

A 2024 report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions analyzed 2022 CDC data on gun violence affecting children and teens (ages 1–17) and emerging adults (ages 18–19). This distinction was made because there are states in which 18-year-old individuals may legally purchase and possess certain types of firearms.

The study also found that the number of gun suicides in 2022 hit a record high with 27,032 deaths. And, because of their lethality and availability, firearms were used in 4 out of 5 homicides and over half of all suicides.

Guns are everywhere, and the violence associated with them is a serious public health issue — one that the Center for Gun Violence Solutions is taking on in some important and encouraging ways.

The Center for Gun Violence Solutions was founded at the Bloomberg School in 1995. The Center uses research to develop solutions and advise lawmakers on policies to effectively addresses gun violence.

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A Year in Review:
2022 Gun Deaths in the U.S.

Consider these alarming statistics from the Center’s report:

  • 48,204 people died due to gun violence in the U.S., the second-highest total ever recorded.
  •  Each day, an average of 132 people died from gun violence — one death every 11 minutes.
  • In 2022, the gun homicide rate dropped by 7.5%, with 1,307 fewer deaths than in 2021, yet 19,651 people were still killed.
  • 79% of all homicides and 55% of all suicides were by firearm.
  • Gun suicides reached a new high in 2022, with 27,032 deaths — a 2.7% increase over the previous record in 2021.
  • Once again, in 2022, guns were the leading cause of death among children and teens (age 1–17), accounting for more deaths than car crashes, overdoses and cancer.
  • Firearms accounted for 30% of all the deaths that occurred among older teens (ages 15–17).
  • Black males ages 15–34 made up 2% of the U.S. population, but accounted for 34% of gun homicides, with a rate 24 times higher than white males their age.
  • Black youth face disproportionately high rates of gun violence — over half (55%) of all Black teens ages 15–17 who died in 2022 were killed by a gun.
  • From 2013 to 2022, the firearm death rate for Hispanic/Latino youth increased more than twice as much as that of white youth.
  • 2018 and 2022, the suicide rate for Black emerging adults rose by 85%, while the homicide rate increased by 56%.
  • Gun suicide among Hispanic/Latino males rose 54% from 2013 to 2022.
  • White males made up 30% of the U.S. population, but accounted for 70% of firearm suicide deaths.
  • White females were 60% of the U.S. female population yet represented 81% of female firearm suicide deaths.

It is very important to keep in mind that each of these data points mentioned is a person whose life was lost to gun violence and whose families, friends and communities have been impacted. The above statistics can only reveal in part the depth of the burden of gun violence, a completely preventable public health risk that affects Americans from all walks of life. By measuring the scope of the crisis and informing ourselves about its impact on individuals and communities, we can better determine solutions that work to decrease gun violence and ultimately eliminate gun violence as a public health threat. 

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