93
gun deaths in North Dakota, including
10
children and teens (ages 0-19)
11%
Homicides comprised 11% of gun deaths
85%
Suicides comprised the majority of gun deaths
85%
of gun death victims were male
21st
lowest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

Nearly 100 people in North Dakota died by gun violence in 2019, an average of nearly two people every week. Suicides were 85% of the gun deaths and homicides were 11%.

Number of deaths

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 7.92 to 11.42
  • 11.43 to 14.93
  • 14.94 to 18.44
  • 18.45 to 21.88
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in North Dakota, Walsh County had the highest gun death rate, followed by McKenzie County and Rolette County.

Conversely, Cass County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Grand Forks County and Burleigh County.

FIREARM HOMICIDES

10
firearm homicides in 2019

Gun Deaths by Intent

11% of gun deaths were homicides in 2019.

Homicide by Method

Nearly half of homicides were committed with firearms in 2019.

FIREARM SUICIDES

79
firearm suicides in 2019
15th
highest firearm suicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

The majority of gun deaths were suicides in 2019.

Suicide by Method

Over 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