255
gun deaths in Idaho, including
16
children and teens
(ages 0-19)
7%
Homicides comprised one in ten gun deaths
87%
Suicides comprised the majority of gun deaths
84%
of gun death victims were male
20th
highest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

In 2019, 255 Idahoans died by gun violence, an average of more than five people every week. Suicides were 87% of the gun deaths and homicides were 7%.

Number of deaths

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 7.24 to 12.34
  • 12.35 to 17.45
  • 17.46 to 22.56
  • 22.57 to 27.70
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in Idaho, Benewah County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Clearwater County and Shoshone County.

Conversely, Madison County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Ada County and Latah County.

FIREARM HOMICIDES

18
firearm homicides in 2019

Gun Deaths by Intent

Less than 10% of gun deaths were homicides in 2019.

Homicide by Method

2.3 of homicides were committed with firearms in 2019.

FIREARM SUICIDES

223
firearm suicides in 2019, including
13
children and teens
5th
highest firearm suicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

The majority 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