48
gun deaths in Rhode Island
25%
Homicides comprised 1/4 of gun deaths
69%
Suicides comprised nearly 3/4 gun deaths
79%
of gun death victims were male
5th
lowest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

Nearly 50 Rhode Islanders died by gun violence in 2019. Suicides were 69% of gun deaths and homicides were 25%.

Number of deaths

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 3.26 to 3.56
  • 3.57 to 3.87
  • 3.88 to 4.18
  • 4.19 to 4.29
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in Rhode Island, Providence County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Kent County.

Conversely, Newport County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Washington County.

FIREARM HOMICIDES

12
firearm homicides in 2019

Gun Deaths by Intent

1/4 of gun deaths were homicides in 2019.

Homicide by Method

Half of homicides were committed with firearms in 2019.

FIREARM SUICIDES

33
firearm suicides in 2019
5th
lowest firearm suicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

Nearly 70% of gun deaths were suicides in 2019.

Suicide by Method

More than 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 March 2021