Indiana
The latest Indiana annual gun death data.
1,211 Gun Deaths in Indiana
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
468
HOMICIDES
692
SUICIDES
51
OTHER
58
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate has increased 34% from 2013 to 2022.
Indiana had the 13th highest gun homicide rate in the country in 2022.
Firearms were the leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 in 2022.
In 2021, there were at least 90 domestic violence-related homicides in Indiana. 67% of the homicides were by firearm.
An average of one person killed every seven hours.
Gun violence costs Hoosiers $13.1 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in Indiana
4X
Males were over four times as likely to die by gun homicides than females.
17X
Black people were nearly 17 times as likely to die by gun homicide as their white counterparts.
7X
Black females were almost seven times as likely to die by gun homicide as white females.
36%
Young Black males ages 15-34 make up 2% of the state’s population but accounted for 36% of all gun homicides in 2022.
Firearm Suicide in Indiana
7X
Males were seven times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
58%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 22% of the population in Indiana but 58% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
45%
45% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022 were over the age of 54.
9th
Indiana had the 9th highest gun suicide rate in the country in 2022 for Black individuals; on average, one Black individual died by gun suicide a week.
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
Factsheet: Gun Violence in Indiana
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