GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019
In 2019, 163 people in Maine died by gun violence, an average of three people every week. Suicides were 88% of the gun deaths and homicides were 8%.
TRENDS OVER TIME
The total gun death rate in Maine increased 11% from 2018 to 2019, due to an increase in the number of both homicides and suicides. Over the last 10 years (2010-2019), the overall gun death rate in Maine increased 45% and the firearm suicide rate increased 39%. The firearm homicide rate has been classified as “suppressed” every year over the last decade, as there were too few deaths to calculate a reliable rate, so a trend cannot be calculated.
Age-adjusted rate per 100,000
County Variations
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 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