Maryland
The latest Maryland annual gun death data.
813 Gun Deaths in Maryland
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
539
HOMICIDES
269
SUICIDES
5
OTHER
51
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased 40% over the last decade.
Maryland had the 9th highest gun homicide rate in the country in 2022.
Young people ages 15-34 accounted for 53% 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 88 domestic violence-related homicides in Maryland. 57% were by firearm.
Forty-one percent of all gun homicides in 2022 occurred in Baltimore city even though it makes up 9% of the state’s overall population.
An average of one person killed every eleven hours.
Gun violence costs Marylanders $9.1 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in Maryland
9X
Males were nine times as likely to die by gun homicide than females.
15X
Black people are at the highest risk for gun homicide. They were 15 times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
2X
Hispanic/Latino people were twice as likely to die from gun homicide than white people.
54%
Young Black males ages 15-34 make up 4% of the state’s population but accounted for 54% of all gun homicide deaths in 2022.
Firearm Suicide in Maryland
10X
Males were 10 times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
53%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 14% of the population in Maryland but 53% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
45%
45% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022 were by people over the age of 54.
Guns are used in the majority of homicides.
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 Maryland
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