GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019
Nearly 200 Connecticuters died by gun violence in 2019, an average of more than three people every week. Suicides were 62% of the gun deaths and homicides were 34%.
TRENDS OVER TIME
While the firearm suicide rate remained relatively stable (decreasing less than 1%) from 2018 to 2019, the firearm homicide rate increased 18%, leading to a 7.5% increase in the total gun death rate. Still, the firearm suicide rate continues to be higher than the firearm homicide rate, which it has been since 2013.
Age-adjusted rate per 100,000
County Variations
FIREARM HOMICIDES
Gun Deaths by Intent
Homicide by Method
FIREARM SUICIDES
Gun Deaths by Intent
Suicide by Method
Resources
Additional Information
- Prevent Firearm Suicide - Connecticut
- Disarm Domestic Violence - Connecticut
- Implement ERPO - Connecticut
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