GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2018
Nearly 60 people in Hawaii died by gun violence in 2018, an average of one person every week. Suicides were 51% of the gun deaths and homicides were 34%.
TRENDS OVER TIME
Over the last 10 years (2009-2018), the overall gun death rate in Hawaii increased 19%, whereas the firearm suicide rate decreased 26%.
Age-adjusted rate per 100,000
Note: The CDC considers firearm homicide rates based on fewer than 20 deaths “statistically unreliable.” There were fewer than 20 firearm homicides reported from 2009-2015 and in 2017, therefore these data points are omitted from the graph above.
County Variations
Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000
- 2.51 to 3.61
- 3.62 to 4.72
- 4.73 to 5.83
- 5.84 to 6.79
- Suppressed /
Unreliable

Among the counties in Hawaii, Hawaii County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Kauai County.

Conversely, Honolulu County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Maui County.
FIREARM HOMICIDES
Gun Deaths by Intent
Homicide by Method
FIREARM SUICIDES
Gun Deaths by Intent
Suicide by Method
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 2018, 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, 1999-2018. Available: http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html.
Last updated September 2020