GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019
In 2019, 179 Alaskans died by gun violence, an average of three people every week. Suicides were 65% of the gun deaths and homicides were 28%.
TRENDS OVER TIME
Age-adjusted rate per 100,000
Note: The CDC considers firearm homicide rates based on fewer than 20 deaths “statistically unreliable.” There were fewer than 20 firearm homicides reported in 2009 and from 2011-2013, therefore these data points are omitted from the graph above.
County Variations
Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000
- 13.88 to 28.48
- 28.49 to 43.09
- 43.10 to 57.70
- 57.71 to 72.21
- Suppressed /
Unreliable

Among the counties in Alaska, Wade Hampton Census Area had the highest gun death rate, followed by Nome Census Area and Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

Conversely, Juneau Borough had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Kodiak Island Borough and Ketchikan Gateway Borough.
FIREARM HOMICIDES
Gun Deaths by Intent
Homicide by Method
FIREARM SUICIDES
Gun Deaths by Intent
Suicide by Method
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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 February 2021