This statistic shows the number of firearm incidents where a toddler discharged a firearm in the United States that resulted in a death or injury, by type of casualty, between January 1st and October 14th 2015. As of October 14, 13 toddlers had killed themselves with a gun in the year 2015.
Number of deaths or injuries resulting from a toddler discharing a firearm, by incident type, from Janurary 1 to October 14, 2015
Characteristic
Number of incidents
Injured themselves
18
Killed themselves
13
Toddler injured another person
10
Toddler killed another person
2
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Washington Post. (October 14, 2015). Number of deaths or injuries resulting from a toddler discharing a firearm, by incident type, from Janurary 1 to October 14, 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/616068/number-of-firearm-incidents-with-toodler-as-the-shooter-in-the-us-2015/
Washington Post. "Number of deaths or injuries resulting from a toddler discharing a firearm, by incident type, from Janurary 1 to October 14, 2015." Chart. October 14, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616068/number-of-firearm-incidents-with-toodler-as-the-shooter-in-the-us-2015/
Washington Post. (2015). Number of deaths or injuries resulting from a toddler discharing a firearm, by incident type, from Janurary 1 to October 14, 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616068/number-of-firearm-incidents-with-toodler-as-the-shooter-in-the-us-2015/
Washington Post. "Number of Deaths or Injuries Resulting from a Toddler Discharing a Firearm, by Incident Type, from Janurary 1 to October 14, 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616068/number-of-firearm-incidents-with-toodler-as-the-shooter-in-the-us-2015/
Washington Post, Number of deaths or injuries resulting from a toddler discharing a firearm, by incident type, from Janurary 1 to October 14, 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616068/number-of-firearm-incidents-with-toodler-as-the-shooter-in-the-us-2015/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
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