2,872
gun deaths in Florida, including
187
children and teens
(ages 0-19)
35%
Homicides comprised 1/3 of gun deaths
63%
Suicides comprised nearly 2/3 of gun deaths
85%
of gun death victims were male
25th
lowest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

Nearly 3,000 Floridians died by gun violence in 2019, an average of eight people every day. Suicides were 63% of the gun deaths and homicides were 35%.

Number of deaths

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 7.89 to 11.19
  • 11.20 to 14.50
  • 14.51 to 17.81
  • 17.82 to 21.11
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in Florida, Gilchrist County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Dixie County and Taylor County.

Conversely, Collier County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Osceola County and Seminole County.

FIREARM HOMICIDES

1,013
firearm homicides in 2019, including
123
children and teens
19th
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

1,808
firearm suicides in 2019, including
60
children and teens
18th
lowest firearm suicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

Nearly 2/3 of gun deaths were suicides in 2019.

Suicide by Method

Half of all 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