Gun Homicides Declined in 2024 as Firearm Suicides Hit Record High, Data Shows
Researchers found firearm homicides fell nearly 16% in 2024 while suicides climbed to a record 27,593 deaths, according to federal data.
- Nationwide, firearm deaths totaled 44,447 in 2024, down about 5% from the previous year, according to the Johns Hopkins Center. While firearm homicides fell nearly 16% to 15,364 deaths, suicides reached a record high of 27,593.
- Annual firearm deaths remain about 9% below the 2021 pandemic-era peak of 48,830 deaths. Despite this recent decline, total fatalities stay higher than pre-pandemic levels, the report released July 8 found.
- Florida recorded 3,191 gun deaths in 2024, with nearly 70% being suicides. The state's gun suicide rate increased 15% from 2015 to 2024, while the gun homicide rate dropped, the Johns Hopkins Center found.
- Between 2015 and 2024, gun suicide rates rose 169% among Black females, 57% among Hispanic/Latino females, and 51% among Asian or Pacific Islander females. About 86% of firearm deaths affected males, with someone dying by gun suicide every 19 minutes.
- The FBI reports "Florida mass shootings rising again in 2026," despite overall violent crime decreasing in 2024. Gun violence cost Floridians $33.2 billion in 2023, averaging roughly $1,468 per person, reflecting significant ongoing economic impact.
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Gun homicides declined in 2024 as firearm suicides hit record high, data shows
Firearm homicides in the United States fell sharply in 2024, but gun suicides reached a record high, according to a new analysis of federal mortality data by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. The report, based…
Firearm deaths decline in 2024 as suicides reach new record high
(Stateline News) – Firearm homicides in the United States fell sharply in 2024, but gun suicides reached a record high, according to a new analysis of federal mortality data by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. The report, based on newly released data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found […] The post Firearm deaths decline in 2024 as suicides reach new record high appeared first on …
Johns Hopkins Report Finds Declining Gun Homicides, Record Gun Suicides in 2024
Nearly 45,000 people in the U.S. died by gun violence in 2024—one person every 12 minutes, on average—and an all-time high of 27,593 died by firearm suicide, according to the latest annual firearm mortality report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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