958
gun deaths in Indiana, including
100
children and teens
(ages 0-19)
37%
Homicides comprised nearly two in every five gun deaths
59%
Suicides comprised three in five gun deaths
87%
of gun death victims were male
21st
highest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

Nearly 1,000 people in Indiana died by gun violence in 2019, an average of more than two people every day. Suicides were 59% of the gun deaths and homicides were 37%.

Number of deaths

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 6.14 to 10.14
  • 10.15 to 14.15
  • 14.16 to 18.16
  • 18.17 to 22.22
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in Indiana, Pike County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Marion County and Washington County.

Conversely, Hamilton County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Wabash County and Miami County.

FIREARM HOMICIDES

355
firearm homicides in 2019, including
73
children and teens
15th
highest firearm homicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

Nearly 2/5 of gun deaths were homicides in 2019.

Homicide by Method

More than 3/4 of homicides were committed with firearms in 2019.

FIREARM SUICIDES

570
firearm suicides in 2019, including
18
children and teens
27th
highest firearm suicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

3/5 of gun deaths were suicides in 2019.

Suicide by Method

Nearly 3/5 of all 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 March 2021