3,232 Gun Deaths in Florida
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
1,170
HOMICIDES
1,988
SUICIDES
74
OTHER
130
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
Overall gun deaths in Florida rose within the decade. The gun death rate increased 18% between 2013 and 2022.
Florida had the highest gun suicide rate among Asian people in the country in 2022.
Firearms were the second leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 in 2022.
Duval County had the highest gun homicide rate in Florida in 2022. The county had a gun homicide rate two times the state rate.
Putnam County had the highest gun suicide rate in Florida in 2022. The county had a gun suicide rate four times the state rate.
An average of one person killed every 3 hours.
Gun violence costs Floridians $33 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in Florida
5X
Males were five times as likely to die by gun homicide than females.
8X
Black people were eight times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
4X
Black females were four times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
34%
Young Black males ages 15-34 make up 2% of the population but accounted for 34% of all gun homicide deaths in 2022. Their gun homicide rate was more than 14 times the rate of their white counterparts.
Firearm Suicide in Florida
7X
Males were seven times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
56%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 17% of the population in Florida but 56% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
53%
53% percent of all gun suicide deaths in 2022 were over the age of 54.
Guns are used in the majority of homicides & suicides.
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
