492 Gun Deaths in Kansas
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
127
HOMICIDES
349
SUICIDES
16
OTHER
27
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
Overall gun deaths increased within the last decade. The gun death rate increased 48% in 2022 compared to 2013.
Although the Hispanic/Latino gun death rate decreased by 25% in 2022 compared to 2021, Kansas had the 6th highest gun death rate among Hispanic/Latino people in the country.
Firearms were the second leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 in 2022.
In 2021, there were at least 38 domestic violence-related homicides in Kansas. 55% percent were by firearm.
Nearly half (49%) of all gun homicides in 2022 occurred in Sedgwick and Wyandotte County even though these counties make up 24% of the state’s overall population. Wyandotte County had a gun homicide rate five times higher than the state rate.
An average of one person killed every 18 hours.
Gun violence cost Kansans $5.3 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in Kansas
42%
42% of all gun homicides were people between the ages of 15 and 34.
28X
Black people were 28 times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts in 2022.
17%
Young Black males ages 15-34 make up 1% of the total population in Kansas but accounted for 17% of all gun homicide deaths in 2022.
Firearm Suicide in Kansas
51%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 21% of the population in Kansas but 51% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
34%
34% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022 were people over the age of 54.
7X
Males were seven times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
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
