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Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware
The sharp decline in the U.S. gun homicide rate, combined with a slower decrease in the gun suicide rate, means that gun suicides now account for six-in-ten firearms deaths, the highest share since at least 1981.
The firearm suicide rate (6.3 per 100,000 people) is higher than the firearm homicide rate and has come down less sharply. The number of gun suicide deaths (19,392 in 2010) outnumbered gun homicides, as has been true since at least 1981.
Suicides account for most gun deaths
Suicide Statistics
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I know how hard Right Wingers work to make blacks sound so dangerous. But when you look at the actual statistics, they have more to fear from their own right hand.
The sharp decline in the U.S. gun homicide rate, combined with a slower decrease in the gun suicide rate, means that gun suicides now account for six-in-ten firearms deaths, the highest share since at least 1981.
The firearm suicide rate (6.3 per 100,000 people) is higher than the firearm homicide rate and has come down less sharply. The number of gun suicide deaths (19,392 in 2010) outnumbered gun homicides, as has been true since at least 1981.
Suicides account for most gun deaths
Suicide Statistics
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I know how hard Right Wingers work to make blacks sound so dangerous. But when you look at the actual statistics, they have more to fear from their own right hand.