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DEFINITION
Number of Deaths Due to Firearms per 100,000 Population, 2002.
Crime Statistics > Firearms Death Rate per 100,000 (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
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# 1
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District of Columbia: |
31.2 |
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# 2
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Alaska: |
20 |
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# 3
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Louisiana: |
19.5 |
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# 4
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Wyoming: |
18.8 |
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# 5
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Arizona: |
18 |
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= 6
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Nevada: |
17.3 |
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= 6
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Mississippi: |
17.3 |
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# 8
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New Mexico: |
16.6 |
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# 9
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Arkansas: |
16.3 |
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# 10
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Alabama: |
16.2 |
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# 11
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Tennessee: |
15.4 |
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# 12
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West Virginia: |
14.7 |
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# 13
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Montana: |
14.5 |
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# 14
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South Carolina: |
13.8 |
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# 15
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North Carolina: |
13.6 |
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# 16
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Georgia: |
13.4 |
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= 17
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Kentucky: |
13.1 |
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= 17
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Oklahoma: |
13.1 |
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= 19
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Missouri: |
12.3 |
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= 19
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Idaho: |
12.3 |
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# 21
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Indiana: |
11.7 |
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= 22
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Colorado: |
11.5 |
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= 22
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Maryland: |
11.5 |
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= 24
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Florida: |
11.1 |
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= 24
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Virginia: |
11.1 |
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# 26
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Texas: |
11 |
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# 27
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Michigan: |
10.9 |
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# 28
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Oregon: |
10.5 |
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# 29
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Pennsylvania: |
9.9 |
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# 30
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California: |
9.8 |
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= 31
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Illinois: |
9.7 |
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= 31
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Kansas: |
9.7 |
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= 31
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Utah: |
9.7 |
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# 34
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Vermont: |
9.6 |
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= 35
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Ohio: |
9.3 |
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= 35
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Washington: |
9.3 |
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= 37
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Delaware: |
9.1 |
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= 37
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North Dakota: |
9.1 |
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= 39
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Wisconsin: |
8.1 |
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= 39
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Nebraska: |
8.1 |
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# 41
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South Dakota: |
7.9 |
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# 42
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Iowa: |
6.7 |
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# 43
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Maine: |
6.5 |
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# 44
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Minnesota: |
6 |
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# 45
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New Hampshire: |
5.8 |
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= 46
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Rhode Island: |
5.1 |
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= 46
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New York: |
5.1 |
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# 48
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New Jersey: |
4.9 |
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# 49
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Connecticut: |
4.3 |
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# 50
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Massachusetts: |
3.1 |
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# 51
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Hawaii: |
2.8 |
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Weighted average: |
11.5 |
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DEFINITION: Number of Deaths Due to Firearms per 100,000 Population, 2002.
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