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. 2023 Jun 2;6(6):e2316545. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.16545

Table 4. Descriptive Characteristics for Shootings in Both Police Department Database and the GVA Compared With Shootings Missing From the GVA, 2015-2020.

Variable Shootings, No. (%)
Police department and GVA (n = 29 791) Missing from GVA (n = 9643)
Outcome
Fatal 9031 (30.3) 3607 (37.4)
Nonfatal 20 760 (69.7) 6036 (62.6)
Individuals shot
Single 3789 (12.7) 7913 (82.1)
Multiple 26 002 (87.3) 1730 (17.9)
Sex of individual shot
Female 3415 (11.5) 888 (9.2)
Male 26 376 (88.5) 8755 (90.8)
Race and ethnicity of individual shot
Black (non-Hispanic) 23 334 (78.3) 7742 (80.3)
White (non-Hispanic) 1727 (5.8) 653 (6.8)
Othera 4728 (15.9) 1248 (12.9)
Age of individual shot
Child (<18 y) 4786 (16.1) 1035 (10.7)
Adult 25 005 (83.9) 8608 (89.3)

Abbreviation: GVA, Gun Violence Archive.

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Other refers to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Pacific Islander, and unknown.