179 Gun Deaths in Maine
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
19
HOMICIDES
156
SUICIDES
4
OTHER
Key Takeaways
Although overall gun deaths declined from 2021 to 2022, the gun death rate increased 7% over the past decade.
Maine had the 24th highest gun suicide rate in 2022.
Firearms were the second leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 in 2022.
An average of one person killed every two days.
Gun violence costs Mainers $1.7 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in Maine
50%+
More than half of all gun homicides were people under the age of 40 between 2018 to 2022.
2X
Males were two times as likely to die by gun homicides than females from 2018 to 2022.
Firearm Suicide in Maine
9X
Males were nine times as likely to die by firearm suicide than females from 2018 to 2022.
68%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 28% of the population in Maine but 68% of all firearm suicide deaths in 2022.
55%
Fifty-five 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. Cost of Injury Modules. 2022
