1,695
gun deaths in Georgia, including
163
children and teens
(ages 0-19)
41%
Homicides comprised two in every five gun deaths
56%
Suicides comprised more than three in five gun deaths
84%
of gun death victims were male
15th
highest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

Nearly 1,700 Georgians died by gun violence in 2019, an average of more than four people every day. Suicides were 56% of the gun deaths and homicides were 41%.

Number of deaths

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 8.14 to 12.74
  • 12.75 to 17.35
  • 17.36 to 21.96
  • 21.97 to 26.37
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in Georgia, McDuffie County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Crisp County and Oconee County.

Conversely, Forsyth County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Whitfield County and Oconee County.

FIREARM HOMICIDES

691
firearm homicides in 2019, including
104
children and teens
12th
highest firearm homicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

2/5 of gun deaths were homicides in 2019.

Homicide by Method

The majority of homicides were committed with firearms in 2019.

FIREARM SUICIDES

955
firearm suicides in 2019, including
51
children and teens
25th
lowest firearm suicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

More than half of gun deaths were suicides in 2019.

Suicide by Method

3/5 of suicides were by firearm in 2019.

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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