Connecticut
The latest Connecticut annual gun death data.
252 Gun Deaths in Connecticut
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
114
HOMICIDES
132
SUICIDES
6
OTHER
10
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
The gun death rate increased 3% in 2022 compared to 2021. From 2013 to 2022, the gun death rate increased 57%.
Connecticut had the 6th lowest gun death rate in the country in 2022.
Young people ages 15-34 accounted for 44% of all gun deaths in 2022.
Firearms were the fifth leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 from 2018 to 2022.
In 2021, there were at least 43 domestic violence-related homicides in Connecticut. 42% were by firearm.
An average of one person killed every 35 hours.
Gun violence costs Connecticuters more than $2.7 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in Connecticut
6X
Males were over six times as likely to die by gun homicide than females from 2018 to 2022.
26X
Black people were nearly 26 times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts from 2018 to 2022.
29%
Young Black males ages 15-34 make up 2% of the state’s population but accounted for 29% of all gun homicide deaths in 2022.
7X
Hispanic/Latino people were seven times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts from 2018 to 2022.
Firearm Suicide in Connecticut
13X
Males were 13 times as likely to die by gun suicide than females from 2018 to 2022.
66%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for nearly 20% of the population in Connecticut but 66% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
44%
44% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022 were over the age of 54.
2X
The gun suicide rate among middle-aged people ages 35-54 doubled in 2022 compared to last year.
Guns are used in the majority of homicides
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death. Age-adjusted Gun Deaths and Rates per 100,000. WONDER Online Database, 1999-2022; & WISQARS. National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) and Cost of Injury Modules. 2021-2022
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