Table 3.
Firearm Injury Incident Characteristics
| Total N = 271 | 2019 N = 78 | 2020 N = 104 | 2021 N = 89 | Percentage change from 2019 to 2020 a (95% confidence interval) |
Percentage change from 2019 to 2021 a (95% confidence interval) |
Estimated annual percentage change a (95% confidence interval) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intent, n (%) | |||||||
| Accidental | 58 (21.4) | 21 (26.9) | 23 (22.1) | 14 (15.7) | 1.1% (− 39.6–69.3%) | − 36.0% (− 66.3–21.5%) | − 18.6% (− 39.1–8.7%) |
| Self-harm | 17 (6.3) | 5 (6.4) | 6 (5.8) | 6 (6.7) | 10.8% (− 67.8–281.0%) | 15.2% (− 63.3%–261.8%) | 7.2% (− 39.1%–88.7%) |
| Homicide/Violence | 170 (62.7) | 46 (59.0) | 62 (59.6) | 62 (69.7) | 24.4% (− 5.6%–63.9%) | 29.4% (0.1–67.3%) | 13.2% (0.1–28.1%) |
| Police Violence | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – | – | – |
| Not Documented | 26 (9.6) | 6 (7.7) | 12 (11.5) | 8 (9.0) | 84.6% (27.0–367.1%) | 28.0% (− 53.4–251.5%) | 10.3% (− 27.1–66.6%) |
| Location, n (%) | |||||||
| At Home | 69 (25.5) | 19 (24.4) | 29 (27.9) | 21 (23.6) | 40.9% (− 15.4–134.7%) | 6.1% (− 38.6–83.4%) | 2.4% (− 19.7–30.7%) |
| Not At Home | 176 (64.9) | 54 (69.2) | 64 (61.5) | 58 (65.2) | 9.4% (− 15.1–41.0%) | 3.1% (− 18.1–29.8%) | 1.4% (− 9.3–13.5%) |
| Relationship of shooter to patient, n (%) | |||||||
| Self | 42 (15.5) | 14 (17.9) | 14 (13.5) | 14 (15.7) | − 7.7% (− 54.1–85.6%) | − 4.0% (− 50.8–87.2%) | − 2.0% (− 30.3–37.8%) |
| Family Member | 20 (7.4) | 7 (9.0) | 7 (6.7) | 6 (6.7) | − 7.7% (− 66.0–150.8%) | − 17.7% (− 71.0–133.7%) | − 9.2% (− 45.9–52.3%) |
| Friend | 25 (9.2) | 5 (6.4) | 12 (11.5) | 8 (9.0) | 121.5% (− 18.1–499.3%) | 53.6% (-47.4–348.7%) | 17.9% (-22.3–78.7%) |
| Police | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – | – | – |
| Stranger | 146 (53.9) | 40 (51.3) | 56 (53.8) | 50 (56.2) | 29.2% (− 6.0–77.7%) | 20.0% (− 10.5–60.9%) | 8.8% (− 5.1–24.8%) |
| Unknown | 37 (13.7) | 11 (14.1) | 15 (14.4) | 11 (12.4) | 25.9% (− 38.2–156.2%) | − 4.0% (− 55.7–107.8%) | − 2.0% (− 31.1–39.3%) |
| Adult supervision, n (%) | |||||||
| Yes | 18 (6.6) | 9 (11.5) | 2 (1.9) | 7 (7.9) | − 79.5% (− 95.4–7.9%) | − 25.3% (− 70.7–90.3%) | − 17.4% (− 56.4–56.4%) |
| No | 67 (24.7) | 20 (25.6) | 30 (28.8) | 17 (19.1) | 38.5% (− 14.8–125.0%) | − 18.4% (− 54.5–46.4%) | − 8.5% (− 28.5–17.1%) |
| Not Applicable | 167 (61.6) | 46 (59.0) | 61 (58.7) | 60 (67.4) | 22.4% (− 6.7–60.6%) | 25.2% (− 2.5–60.8%) | 11.4% (− 1.2–25.6%) |
| Firearm storage documentation, n (%) | |||||||
| Yes | 15 (5.5) | 2 (2.6) | 3 (2.9) | 10 (11.2) | 38.5% (− 76.3–708.2%) | 380.0% (8.5–2022.7%) | 146.7% (12.2–442.7%) |
| No | 50 (18.5) | 18 (23.1) | 19 (18.3) | 13 (14.6) | − 2.6% (− 45.4%–73.9%) | − 30.7% (− 64.6%–35.8%) | − 16.0% (− 38.6–14.9%) |
| Not Applicable | 136 (50.2) | 46 (59.0) | 60 (57.7) | 30 (33.7) | 20.4% (− 8.9%–59.1%) | − 37.4% (− 56.2–10.6%) | − 18.2% (− 29.6–5.1%) |
| Firearm storage lock, n (%) | N = 35 | N = 9 | N = 16 | N = 10 | |||
| Yes | 2 (5.7) | 1 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (10.0) | – | – | – |
| No | 33 (94.3) | 8 (88.9) | 16 (100.0) | 9 (90.0) | 84.6% (− 16.0–305.8%) | 8.0% (− 56.0–165.0%) | 2.6% (− 28.0–46.4%) |
| Firearm storage ammunition separation, n (%) | N = 35 | N = 9 | N = 16 | N = 10 | |||
| Yes | 1 (2.9) | 1 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – | – | – |
| No | 34 (97.1) | 8 (88.9) | 16 (100.0) | 10 (100.0) | 84.6% (− 16.0–305.8%) | 20.0% (− 49.9–187.5%) | 7.2% (− 24.7–52.6%) |
| Law enforcement involvement, n (%) | |||||||
| Yes | 211 (77.9) | 68 (87.2) | 77 (74.0) | 66 (74.2) | 4.5% (− 12.6–25.0%) | − 6.8% (− 23.7–13.7%) | − 3.4% (− 12.3–6.4%) |
| No | 38 (14.0) | 5 (6.4) | 10 (9.6) | 23 (25.8) | 84.6% (− 33.9–415.5%) | 341.6% (75.7–1009.7%) | 117.3% (40.7–235.6%) |
| Law enforcement action, n (%) | |||||||
| Yes | 27 (10.0) | 6 (7.7) | 9 (8.7) | 12 (13.5) | 38.5% (− 48.3–270.5%) | 92.0% (− 24.0–385.2%) | 38.6% (− 11.8–117.8%) |
| No | 43 (15.9) | 4 (5.1) | 2 (1.9) | 37 (41.6) | − 53.8% (− 91.3–145.3%) | 788.0% (231.7–2277.1%) | 391.6% (139.0–911.1%) |
| Child protection services involvement, n (%) | |||||||
| Yes | 72 (26.6) | 21 (26.9) | 24 (23.1) | 27 (30.3) | 5.5% (− 37.2–77.1%) | 23.4% (− 23.8–99.8%) | 11.3% (− 12.8–42.2%) |
| No | 189 (69.7) | 54 (69.2) | 73 (70.2) | 62 (69.7) | 24.8% (− 0.7–56.8%) | 10.2% (− 13.2–40.0%) | 4.5% (− 6.6–17.0%) |
| Child protection services action, n (%) | |||||||
| Yes | 14 (5.2) | 6 (7.7) | 4 (3.8) | 4 (4.5) | − 38.5% (− 85.0–152.0%) | − 36.0% (− 81.2–118.1%) | − 21.4% (− 59.5–52.6%) |
| No | 45 (16.6) | 14 (17.9) | 11 (10.6) | 20 (22.5) | − 27.5% (− 64.8–49.5%) | 37.1% (− 25.0–150.6%) | 20.3% (− 14.9–70.1%) |
aPercentage changes were estimated with Poisson regression model with year as the main predictor
CI stands for confidence interval
Bold values indicate a percentage change with a 95% confidence interval that does not cross 0