GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019
More than 700 Marylanders died by gun violence in 2019, an average of two people every day. Suicides were 35% of the gun deaths and homicides were 62%.
TRENDS OVER TIME
Over the last 10 years (2010-2019), the overall gun death rate in Maryland increased 15%. Increases in the homicide rate contributed to the overall change over the course of the decade; in that time period, the firearm homicide rate increased 31% while the firearm suicide rate decreased 2%.
Age-adjusted rate per 100,000
County Variations
Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000
- 3.34 to 10.94
- 10.95 to 18.55
- 18.56 to 26.16
- 26.17 to 33.79
- Suppressed /
Unreliable

Among the counties in Maryland, Baltimore city had the highest gun death rate, followed by Dorchester County and Cecil County.

Conversely, Montgomery County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Howard County and Talbot County.
FIREARM HOMICIDES
Gun Deaths by Intent
Homicide by Method
FIREARM SUICIDES
Gun Deaths by Intent
Suicide by Method
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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