1,076
gun deaths in Alabama, including
98
children and teens
(ages 0-19)
45%
Homicides comprised more than two in five gun deaths
50%
Suicides comprised half of all gun deaths
83%
of gun death victims were male
5th
highest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

More than 1,000 Alabamans died by gun violence in 2019, an average of nearly three people every day. Suicides were 50% of the gun deaths and homicides were 45%.

Number of deaths

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 12.02 to 18.72
  • 18.73 to 25.43
  • 25.44 to 32.14
  • 32.15 to 39.00
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in Alabama, Macon County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Dallas County and Lowndes County.

Conversely, Pickens County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Shelby County and Lauderdale County.

FIREARM HOMICIDES

486
firearm homicides in 2019, including
58
children and teens
4th
highest firearm homicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

More than 2/5 of gun deaths were homicides in 2019.

Homicide by Method

The majority of homicides were committed with firearms in 2019.

FIREARM SUICIDES

543
firearm suicides in 2019, including
31
children and teens
13th
highest firearm suicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

Half of all gun deaths were suicides in 2019.

Suicide by Method

More than 2/3 of suicides were by firearm in 2019.

Resources

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 February 2021