TABLE 8. Number and percentage* of unintentional firearm deaths, by selected demographic characteristics of decedent, location of injury, and type of firearm — National Violent Death Reporting System, 42 states and the District of Columbia,† 2019.
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
|
Sex
| |
| Male |
290 (86.6) |
| Female |
45 (13.4) |
|
Race and ethnicity
| |
| White, non-Hispanic |
186 (55.5) |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
99 (29.6) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic |
4 (1.2) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
5 (1.5) |
| Hispanic§ |
41 (12.2) |
|
Age group (yrs)
| |
| <1 |
2 (<1.0) |
| 1–4 |
17 (5.1) |
| 5–9 |
14 (4.2) |
| 10–14 |
23 (6.9) |
| 15–19 |
66 (19.7) |
| 20–24 |
48 (14.3) |
| 25–29 |
23 (6.9) |
| 30–34 |
22 (6.6) |
| 35–44 |
35 (10.4) |
| 45–54 |
31 (9.3) |
| 55–64 |
29 (8.7) |
| 65–74 |
12 (3.6) |
| 75–84 |
10 (3.0) |
| ≥85 |
3 (<1.0) |
|
Location of injury
| |
| House or apartment |
233 (69.6) |
| Motor vehicle |
26 (7.8) |
| Natural area |
25 (7.5) |
| Street or highway |
8 (2.4) |
| Hotel or motel |
6 (1.8) |
| Parking lot, public garage, or public transport |
5 (1.5) |
| Other location¶ |
13 (3.9) |
| Unknown |
19 (5.7) |
|
Firearm type
| |
| Handgun |
213 (63.6) |
| Rifle |
35 (10.4) |
| Shotgun |
30 (9.0) |
| Other firearm |
1 (<1.0) |
| Unknown |
56 (16.7) |
| Total | 335 (100) |
* Percentages might not total 100% due to rounding.
† Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Illinois and Pennsylvania collected data on ≥80% of violent deaths in their state, in accordance with requirements under which these states were funded. Data for Illinois are for violent deaths that occurred in 47 counties (Adams, Alexander, Bond, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Champaign, Clay, Cook, DeKalb, Douglas, DuPage, Effingham, Fayette, Fulton, Grundy, Henry, Iroquois, Jackson, Jefferson, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, Lasalle, Livingston, Logan, McDonough, McHenry, McLean, Macoupin, Madison, Menard, Peoria, Perry, Piatt, Putnam, Rock Island, St. Clair, Sangamon, Schuyler, Stark, Tazewell, Vermilion, Wayne, Will, and Winn). Data for Pennsylvania are for violent deaths that occurred in 40 counties (Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Bucks, Cameron, Cambria, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Crawford, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Union, Westmoreland, Wyoming, and York). Data for California are for violent deaths that occurred in 30 counties (Amador, Butte, Colusa, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Kern, Kings, Lassen, Lake, Los Angeles, Marin, Modoc, Mono, Orange, Placer, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, Ventura, and Yolo).
§ Includes persons of any race.
¶ Other location includes (in descending order): commercial or retail area; industrial or construction area; farm; park, playground, sports, or athletic area; preschool, school, college, or school bus; and other unspecified location.