757
gun deaths in Maryland, including
59
children and teens
(ages 0-19)
62%
Homicides comprised three in every five gun deaths
35%
Suicides comprised more than one in three gun deaths
92%
of gun death victims were male
23th
lowest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

More than 700 Marylanders died by gun violence in 2019, an average of two people every day. Suicides were 35% of the gun deaths and homicides were 62%.

Number of deaths

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 3.34 to 10.94
  • 10.95 to 18.55
  • 18.56 to 26.16
  • 26.17 to 33.79
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in Maryland, Baltimore city had the highest gun death rate, followed by Dorchester County and Cecil County.

Conversely, Montgomery County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Howard County and Talbot County.

FIREARM HOMICIDES

468
firearm homicides in 2019, including
50
children and teens
7th
highest firearm homicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

3/5 of gun deaths were homicides in 2019.

Homicide by Method

Over 80% of homicides were committed with firearms in 2019.

FIREARM SUICIDES

268
firearm suicides in 2019
9th
lowest firearm suicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

More than 1/3 of gun deaths were suicides in 2019.

Suicide by Method

More than 2/5 of suicides were by firearm in 2019.

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Additional Information

Notes

  • All rates listed are age-adjusted in order to allow for accurate comparisons between populations with different age distributions.
  • All data is from 2019, the most recent year of data available, unless otherwise indicated.
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, 1999-2019. Available: http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html.

Last updated March 2021