566
gun deaths in Oregon, including
25
children and teens
(ages 0-19)
14%
Homicides comprised 14% of gun deaths
82%
Suicides comprised the majority of gun deaths
85%
of gun death victims were male
22nd
lowest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

More than 500 Oregonians died by gun violence in 2019. Suicides were 82% of the gun deaths and homicides were 14%.

Number of deaths

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 7.46 to 14.16
  • 14.17 to 20.87
  • 20.88 to 27.58
  • 27.59 to 34.38
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in Oregon, Harney County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Klamath County and Lake County.

Conversely, Washington County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Polk County and Benton County.

FIREARM HOMICIDES

78
firearm homicides in 2019
6th
lowest firearm homicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

More than 10% of gun deaths were homicides in 2019.

Homicide by Method

Nearly 2/3 of homicides were committed with firearms in 201

FIREARM SUICIDES

466
firearm suicides in 2019, including
19
children and teens
18th
highest firearm suicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

The majority of gun deaths were suicides in 2019.

Suicide by Method

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 March 2021