394
gun deaths in Utah, including
32
children and teens
(ages 0-19)
13%
Homicides comprised 13% of gun deaths
84%
Suicides comprised the majority of gun deaths
86%
of gun death victims were male
26th
highest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

Nearly 400 people in Utah died by gun violence in 2019, an average of one person every day. Suicides were 84% of the gun deaths and homicides were 13%.

Number of deaths

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 7.51 to 13.21
  • 13.22 to 18.92
  • 18.93 to 24.63
  • 24.64 to 30.37
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in Utah, Sevier County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Carbon County and Emery County.

Conversely, Cache County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Summit County and Davis County.

FIREARM HOMICIDES

51
firearm homicides in 2019
3rd
lowest firearm homicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

Over 10% of gun deaths were homicides in 2019.

Homicide by Method

3/5 of all homicides were committed with firearms in 2019.

FIREARM SUICIDES

329
firearm suicides in 2019, including
24
children and teens
9th
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.

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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