District of Columbia
The latest District of Columbia annual gun death data.
154 Gun Deaths in the District of Columbia
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
141
HOMICIDES
12
SUICIDES
1
OTHER
14
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate more than doubled from 2013 to 2022.
Young people ages 15-34 accounted for 48% of all gun deaths in 2022. The gun death rate of this age group increased 17% from 2018 to 2022.
The District of Columbia’s gun homicide rate was three times the national average in 2022.
Firearms were the leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 from 2018 to 2022.
An average of one person killed every 2 days.
Gun violence costs the District more than $2 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in District of Columbia
3X
Males were over three times as likely to die by gun homicides than females.
65%
Nearly two-thirds (65%) of all gun homicide deaths in 2022 were young people ages 15 to 34.
99%
Black people make up 43% of the district's population but accounted for nearly all (99%) of all gun homicides in 2022.
32%
The firearm homicide rate among Black people increased 32% from 2018 to 2022.
3 DAYS
In 2022, a Black person died by firearm homicide on average every three days.
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. Cost of Injury Modules. 2022
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