Title: 19 Upsetting Gun Violence Statistics [2021 Update]
Headings: 19 Amazing Gun Violence Statistics [2021 Update]
19 Amazing Gun Violence Statistics [2021 Update]
Fascinating Gun Violence Stats (Editor’s Choice)
Gun Crime Statistics under the Microscope
1. 39,383 people died as a result of gun violence in 2019.
2. In 2019 alone, there were 36 shootings at K-12 schools.
3. Most American children are just as likely to be killed by a gunshot as they are by cancer.
4. Police officers are 75% more likely to be victims of gun violence in high gun ownership states when compared to low gun ownership states.
Mass Shooting Statistics
5. 418 mass shootings took place in the US last year.
6. Gun violence severity in high school shootings has increased by over 50%.
7. Over 500,000 bump stocks may be in US civilian hands.
Unintentional Shootings
8. 82 mass shootings that took place on US soil between 1982 and December 2019 involved guns that were legally obtained.
9. Every day, 90 people are unintentionally shot in the US.
10. On an average day in the US, only one person is killed by legal intervention.
11. Every 16 hours, someone in the US is killed by an unintentional shooting.
12. One in three children in the US lives in a household that stores a loaded and unlocked firearm.
Gun Death Statistics
13. Over 36,000 people are killed in the US every year.
14. The majority of gun crime deaths (61%) are the result of suicide.
15. 2549 of gun-related deaths are due to unintentional shootings.
16. Over 1000 people are shot and killed by police officers yearly.
Urban Gun Violence
17. 52% of gun homicide victims in the US are black males.
18. Black Americans are 10 times more likely to be shot than white Americans.
19. A small part of a city (5% or less), can account for the majority of its crime.
To Sum It All Up
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Content: 16. Over 1000 people are shot and killed by police officers yearly. Police shootings severely damage the trust between communities and law enforcement. Trust is fragile in poor areas at best, and shootings can result in irreversible damage. At present: The number of gun deaths in the US reflects that over 1000 people are killed daily due