2,163 Gun Deaths in Georgia
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
1,033
HOMICIDES
1,050
SUICIDES
80
OTHER
153
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
Overall gun death rates increased within the last decade. The gun death rate increased 56% in 2022 compared to 2013, mainly due to the increase in gun homicides.
Georgia had the 8th highest gun homicide rate in the country in 2022.
Young people ages 15-34 accounted for 47% of all gun deaths in 2022.
Firearms were the leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 in 2022.
In 2021, there were at least 185 domestic violence-related homicides in Georgia. 75% were by firearm.
Bibb County had the highest gun homicide rate in Georgia in 2022. The county had a gun homicide rate four times the state rate.
Barrow County had the highest gun suicide rate in Georgia in 2022. The county had a gun suicide rate two times the state rate.
An average of one person killed every 4 hours.
Gun violence costs Georgians $24.3 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in Georgia
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.
46%
Young Black males ages 15-34 make up 5% of the population but accounted for 46% of all gun homicide deaths. Their gun homicide rate was 14 times the rate of their white counterparts.
Firearm Suicide in Georgia
6X
Males were six times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
15th
In 2022, Georgia had the 15th highest gun suicide rate in the country among Black people. One Black individual died by gun suicide every two days.
47%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 15% of the population in Georgia but 47% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
37%
37% 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. National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) and Cost of Injury Modules. 2021-2022
