While gun death data are the most reliable type of gun violence data currently available (and are the focus of this report), it is important to emphasize that gun deaths are only the tip of the iceberg of gun violence. [...] On average, more than 38 people were murdered by firearm every day in 2018. Five hundred eighty-four fewer people died by firearm homicide in 2018 than in 2017. While the number of firearm homicides has increased over the last 10 years, the steep increases seen from 2014-2017 is not reflected in the 2018 data. [...] FIREARM HOMICIDE DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2009-2018 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 HOMICIDE DEATHS BY METHOD, 2018 74.13% firearm 25.87% other methods FIREARM OTHER Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence 4 Number of deaths FIREARM SUICIDE In 2018, 24,432 Americans died by firearm suicide, representing more than 61% of all gun deaths and half of al. [...] The Washington Post’s Fatal Force database is available at Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence 7 Number of deaths UNDETERMINED INTENT While the intentionality of the injury that caused a person’s death is most often known or determined in the course of death investigations, there are some cases wherein the availabl. [...] Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence 9 ABOUT EDUCATIONAL FUND TO STOP GUN VIOLENCE The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence (Ed Fund) seeks to make gun violence rare and abnormal.
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