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
Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000
- 4.04 to 4.54
- 4.55 to 5.05
- 5.06 to 5.56
- 5.57 to 5.95
- Suppressed /
Unreliable

Among the counties in Connecticut, New Haven County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Hartford County and Litchfield County.

Conversely, Middlesex County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Fairfield County and Tolland County.
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