GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2018
More than 1,100 Arizonans died by gun violence in 2018, an average of three people every day. Suicides were 70% of the gun deaths and homicides were 26%.
TRENDS OVER TIME
Over the last 10 years (2009-2018), the overall gun death rate in Arizona increased nearly 14%. Increases in both homicide and suicide rates contributed to the overall change over the course of the decade; in that time period, the firearm homicide rate increased 15% and the firearm suicide rate increased 10%.
Age-adjusted rate per 100,000
County Variations
Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000
- 7.34 to 12.94
- 12.95 to 18.55
- 18.56 to 24.16
- 24.17 to 29.56
- Suppressed /
Unreliable

Among the counties in Arizona, La Paz County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Mohave County and Yavapai County.

Conversely, Santa Cruz County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Yuma County and Maricopa County.
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 2018, 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, 1999-2018. Available: http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html.
Last updated September 2020