368
gun deaths in New Jersey, including
38
children and teens
(ages 0-19)
52%
Homicides comprised more than half of all gun deaths
47%
Suicides comprised nearly half of all gun deaths
90%
of gun death victims were male
3rd
lowest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

In 2019, 368 people in New Jersey died by gun violence, an average of one person every day. Suicides were 47% of the gun deaths and homicides were 52%.

Number of deaths

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 2.01 to 4.81
  • 4.82 to 7.62
  • 7.63 to 10.43
  • 10.44 to 13.10
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in New Jersey, Essex County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Salem County and Camden County.

Conversely, Morris County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Bergen County and Middlesex County.

FIREARM HOMICIDES

193
firearm homicides in 2019, including
30
children and teens
12th
lowest firearm homicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

More than half of gun deaths were homicides in 2019.

Homicide by Method

More than 2/3 of homicides were committed with firearms in 2019.

FIREARM SUICIDES

173
firearm suicides in 2018
1st
lowest firearm suicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

Nearly half of all gun deaths were suicides in 2019.

Suicide by Method

Nearly 1/4 of suicides were by firearm in 2019.

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 February 2021