471
gun deaths in New Mexico, including
40
children and teens
(ages 0-19)
34%
Homicides comprised 1/3 of gun deaths
60%
Suicides comprised 3/5 of gun deaths
85%
of gun death victims were male
4th
highest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

In 2019, 471 New Mexicans died by gun violence, an average of one person every day. Suicides were 60% of the gun deaths and homicides were 34%.

Number of deaths

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 10.67 to 18.77
  • 18.78 to 26.88
  • 26.89 to 34.99
  • 35.00 to 42.95
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in New Mexico, Catron County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Quay County and Eddy County.

Conversely, McKinley County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Dona Ana County and Sandoval County.

FIREARM HOMICIDES

158
firearm homicides in 2019, including
18
children and teens
8th
highest firearm homicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

1/3 of gun deaths were homicides in 2019.

Homicide by Method

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

FIREARM SUICIDES

284
firearm suicides in 2019, including
18
children and teens
4th
highest firearm suicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

3/5 of gun deaths were suicides in 2019.

Suicide by Method

More than half of all 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