In 2023, 13,529 recorded murders in the United States were committed by firearm. This is a decrease from the previous year, when 12,244 homicides were committed with a firearm in the country. However, figures may not accurately reflect the total number of homicides, as not all law enforcement agencies in the U.S. submitted homicide data.
Number of homicides by firearm in the United States from 2006 to 2023
Characteristic
Number of homicides
2023*
13,529
2022
15,244
2021
12,987
2020
14,427
2019
10,526
2018
14,378
2017
11,020
2016
10,403
2015
9,143
2014
7,803
2013
8,454
2012
8,897
2011
8,653
02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500
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*Data was revised by the source in 2023 and can be found on the FBI's Crime Data Explorer by selecting the Expanded Homicide Tables file found under Documents & Downloads.
Due to the FBI's transition to a new crime reporting system, not all law enforcement agencies submitted crime data to the FBI. As a result, figures may not accurately reflect the total number of crimes.
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FBI. (September 23, 2024). Number of homicides by firearm in the United States from 2006 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249803/number-of-homicides-by-firearm-in-the-united-states/
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