66 Gun Deaths in Hawaii
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
18
HOMICIDES
45
SUICIDES
3
OTHER
Key Takeaways
Overall gun deaths rose over the last decade. The gun death rate increased 71% in 2022 compared to 2013.
Hawaii had the 3rd lowest gun death rate in the country in 2022.
Firearms were the second leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 from 2018 to 2022.
Even though the gun suicide rate has increased over the past decade, it still had the 5th lowest gun suicide rate in the country overall in 2022.
Honolulu County had the highest number of gun homicide deaths in 2022.
Honolulu and Hawaii Counties had the highest number of gun suicide deaths in 2022.
An average of one person killed every 6 days.
Gun violence costs Hawaiians $733.2 million annually.
Gun homicide rate data is suppressed by the CDC or unreliable for years without a data point on the graph.
Firearm Homicide in Hawaii
61%
61% of all gun homicides in 2022 were young people ages 15 to 34.
Firearm Suicide in Hawaii
9X
Males were nine times as likely to die by gun suicide than females from 2018 to 2022.
51%
More than half (51%) of all gun suicide deaths in 2022 were over the age of 54.
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
