580
gun deaths in Arkansas, including
51
children and teens
(ages 0-19)
36%
Homicides comprised 1/3 of gun deaths
59%
Suicides comprised three in five gun deaths
84%
of gun death victims were male
9th
highest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

Nearly 600 Arkansans died by gun violence in 2019, an average of more than one person every day. Suicides were 59% of the gun deaths and homicides were 36%.

Number of deaths

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 9.99 to 19.79
  • 19.80 to 29.60
  • 29.61 to 39.41
  • 39.42 to 49.33
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in Arkansas, Phillips County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Jefferson County and Newton County.

Conversely, Washington County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Benton County and Sevier County.

FIREARM HOMICIDES

208
firearm homicides in 2019, including
28
children and teens
9th
highest firearm homicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

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

Homicide by Method

More than 3/4 of homicides were committed with firearms in 2019.

FIREARM SUICIDES

341
firearm suicides in 2019, including
16
children and teens
8th
highest firearm suicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

Nearly 3/5 of gun deaths were suicides in 2019.

Suicide by Method

More than 3/5 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