205
gun deaths in Nebraska, including
13
children and teens
(ages 0-19)
20%
Homicides comprised 1/5 of gun deaths
75%
Suicides comprised the majority of gun deaths
89%
of gun death victims were male
13th
lowest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

Over 200 Nebraskans died by gun violence in 2019, an average of nearly four people every week. Suicides were 75% of the gun deaths and homicides were 20%.

Number of deaths

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 5.81 to 9.91
  • 9.92 to 14.02
  • 14.03 to 18.13
  • 18.14 to 22.40
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in Nebraska, Cheyenne County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Otoe County and Saunders County.

Conversely, Platte County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Sarpy County and Adams County.

FIREARM HOMICIDES

40
firearm homicides in 2019
9th
lowest firearm homicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

One in five gun deaths were homicides in 2019.

Homicide by Method

Nearly 70% of homicides were committed with firearms in 2019.

FIREARM SUICIDES

154
firearm suicides in 2019
20th
lowest firearm suicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

3/4 of gun deaths were suicides in 2019.

Suicide by Method

Half 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