1,013
gun deaths in Louisiana, including
107
children and teens
(ages 0-19)
54%
Homicides comprised more than half of all gun deaths
44%
Suicides comprised more than 2/5 of all gun deaths
85%
of gun death victims were male
6th
highest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

More than 1,000 people in Louisiana died by gun violence in 2019, an average of more than two people every day. Suicides were 44% of the gun deaths and homicides were 54%.

Number of deaths

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 9.37 to 16.87
  • 16.88 to 24.38
  • 24.39 to 31.89
  • 31.90 to 39.52
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in Louisiana, Orleans Parish had the highest gun death rate, followed by St. John the Baptist Parish and Madison Parish.

Conversely, Plaquemines Parish had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Lincoln Parish and Assumption Parish.

FIREARM HOMICIDES

542
firearm homicides in 2019, including
75
children and teens
3rd
highest firearm homicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

More than half of all gun deaths were homicides in 2019.

Homicide by Method

The majority of homicides were committed with firearms in 2019.

FIREARM SUICIDES

446
firearm suicides in 2019, including
24
children and teens
24th
highest firearm suicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

More than 2/5 of gun deaths were suicides in 2019.

Suicide by Method

Nearly 2/3 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