1,266 Gun Deaths in Louisiana
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
740
HOMICIDES
488
SUICIDES
38
OTHER
101
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased 46% in 2022 compared to 2013.
Louisiana had the 2nd highest gun death rate and gun homicide rate in the country in 2022.
Young people ages 15-34 accounted for half 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 128 domestic violence-related homicides in Louisiana. 65% percent were by firearm.
40% of all gun homicides in 2022 occurred in Orleans and East Baton Rouge Parish even though these parishes make up 18% of the state’s overall population.
An average of one person killed every seven hours.
Gun violence cost Louisianians $14.5 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in Louisiana
6X
Males were six times as likely to die by gun homicide than females.
10X
Black people were ten times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
50%
Young Black males ages 15-34 make up 5% of the total population in Louisiana but accounted for 50% of all gun homicide deaths in 2022.
4X
Black females were four times as likely to die from gun homicide than their white counterparts.
Firearm Suicide in Louisiana
5X
Males were five times as likely to die by gun suicide than females. However, Louisiana had the 8th highest gun suicide rate for females in the country in 2022.
48%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 17% of the population in Louisiana but 48% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
40%
40% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022 were people 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
