Overall, males were five times more likely to die by gun homicide than females, and nearly seven times more likely to die by firearm suicide than females. There was a 49-percent increase in the number of gun homicides among Black females compared to 2019. Black males ages 15 to 34 were over 20 times more likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts. More than half of all Black teens (15-19) who died in 2020-52 percent-were killed by gun violence. Black children and teens face alarmingly high rates of gun victimization. population but accounted for approximately 38 percent of all gun homicide deaths in 2020. Young Black males represent two percent of the total U.S. In 2020, gun-related homicides disproportionately impacted Black people more than their white counterparts, especially Black males. On the other end of the age spectrum, people age 75 and older were at highest risk for dying by gun suicide, with a gun suicide rate twice the national average. Young people under 30 were nearly 10 times more likely to die by a firearm than from COVID-19 in 2020.
As in recent years, gun violence was the leading cause of death for young people under age 25. The 2020 data reveals striking differences across ages, gender, ethnicity, and U.S. While the number of firearm deaths increased to a record level in 2020, the rate-13.62 per 100,000 deaths-did not exceed historic highs of the 1990s. Firearm homicides increased 35 percent in 2020, with nearly 5,000 more homicides compared to 2019. This translates to 124 individuals on average dying from gun violence every day. Using CDC mortality data, the analysis revealed that overall firearm-related deaths increased by 15 percent in 2020 to 45,222, the highest number ever recorded by the CDC since it began tracking firearm deaths in 1968. surged in 2020 as the country grappled with an unfolding pandemic, deep political divisions and social unrest, economic disruption, and social isolation. The report also highlights evidence-based policy recommendations states can implement to help curb gun violence in all its forms. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the 2020 CDC firearm fatality data, which was made public in December 2021 a look at demographic and state-level geographic differences and a comparison of other injury fatalities. The report, A Year in Review: 2020 Gun Deaths in the U.S., illustrates the enormous toll gun violence has in the U.S. The Center for Gun Violence Solutions is based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Among other things, the report concludes that states with the most robust gun laws have lower gun-related death rates. A new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions analyzes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention firearm fatality data for 2020-a year that saw the highest number of gun-related deaths ever recorded by the CDC and a sharp increase in gun homicides.
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