338 Gun Deaths in Idaho
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
38
HOMICIDES
285
SUICIDES
15
OTHER
14
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
The gun death rate increased 4% in 2022 from 2021, primarily from increases in both the gun homicide and gun suicide rate. The gun death rate increased 21% in 2022 compared to 2013.
Idaho had the 19th highest gun death rate, and the 4th highest gun suicide rate in the country overall in 2022.
Firearms were the third leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 from 2018 to 2022.
In 2021, there were at least 14 domestic violence-related homicides in Idaho. 79% were by firearm.
An average of one person killed every twenty-six hours.
Gun violence costs $3.5 billion in Idaho annually.
Gun homicide rate data is suppressed by the CDC or unreliable for years without a data point on the graph.
Firearm Homicide and Suicide in Idaho
42%
42% of all gun homicides were young people ages 15 to 34.
6X
Males were six times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
59%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 23% of the population in Idaho but 59% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
42%
42% 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
