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