Homicide by firearm rate in the U.S. 2018-2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 5, 2024

In 2022, there were 5.9 homicides by firearm per 100,000 residents in the United States. This is a slight decrease from the previous year, when the rate of firearm homicides stood at 6.3 per 100,000 of the population. 

Homicide by firearm rate per 100,000 population in the United States from 2018 to 2022

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