TABLE 8. Number and percentage* of unintentional firearm deaths, by decedent’s sex, race/ethnicity, age group, location of injury, and type of firearm — National Violent Death Reporting System, 32 states,^† 2016.

Characteristic	No. (%)
Sex
Male	255 (86.4)
Female	40 (13.6)
Race/Ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	175 (59.3)
Black, non-Hispanic	86 (29.2)
American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	3 (1.0)
Asian/Pacific Islander	2 (<1.0)
Hispanic§	27 (9.2)
Other	2 (<1.0)
Age group (yrs)
<1	0 (0.0)
1–4	23 (7.8)
5–9	5 (1.7)
10–14	23 (7.8)
15–19	58 (19.7)
20–24	44 (14.9)
25–29	28 (9.5)
30–34	21 (7.1)
35–44	10 (3.4)
45–54	26 (8.8)
55–64	32 (10.8)
65–74	10 (3.4)
75–84	9 (3.1)
≥85	6 (2.0)
Location
House/apartment	218 (73.9)
Natural area	26 (8.8)
Motor vehicle	13 (4.4)
Street/highway	13 (4.4)
Other location¶	17 (5.8)
Unknown	8 (2.7)
Firearm type
Handgun	186 (63.1)
Rifle	32 (10.8)
Shotgun	25 (8.5)
Other firearm	1 (<1.0)
Unknown	51 (17.3)
Total	295 (100)

* Percentages might not total 100% due to rounding.

^† Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Washington collected data on ≥80% of violent deaths in the state, in accordance with requirements under which the state was funded.

^§ Includes persons of any race.

^¶ Other location includes (in descending order): commercial/retail area, parking lot/public garage/public transport, abandoned house/building/warehouse, park/playground/sports or athletic area, farm, hotel/motel, and other unspecified location.