GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019
In 2019, 67 people in Vermont died by gun violence, an average of more than one person every week. Suicides were 85% of the gun deaths.
TRENDS OVER TIME
After four years of steadily increasing, the overall gun death rate and firearm suicide rate decreased from 2018 to 2019. The overall gun death rate decreased by 27% and the firearm suicide rate decreased by 25%.
Age-adjusted rate per 100,000
County Variations
FIREARM HOMICIDES
Gun Deaths by Intent
Homicide by Method
FIREARM SUICIDES
Gun Deaths by Intent
Suicide by Method
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