GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019
In 2019, 141 people in D.C. died by gun violence, an average of more than two people every week. Homicides made up the overwhelming majority of these deaths.
TRENDS OVER TIME
Age-adjusted rate per 100,000
Note: The CDC considers firearm suicide rates based on fewer than 20 deaths “statistically unreliable.” There were fewer than 20 firearm suicides reported from 2010-2019, therefore these data points are omitted from the graph above.
County Variations
Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000
- 13.33
FIREARM HOMICIDES
Gun Deaths by Intent
Homicide by Method
FIREARM SUICIDES
Gun Deaths by Intent
Suicide by Method
Resources
Additional Information
- Prevent Firearm Suicide - District of Columbia
- Disarm Domestic Violence - District of Columbia
- Implement ERPO - District of Columbia
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