274 Gun Deaths in Montana
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
39
HOMICIDES
221
SUICIDES
14
OTHER
14
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased 43% from 2013 to 2022.
Montana had the highest gun death rate among American Indian/Alaska Native people in the country in 2022.
Montana had the highest gun suicide rate in the country in 2022.
Firearms were the second-highest cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 from 2018 to 2022.
An average of one person killed every 32 hours.
Gun violence costs Montanans more than $3 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in Montana
3X
Males were nearly three times as likely to die by gun homicide than females from 2018 to 2022.
5X
American Indian/Alaska Native people were five times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts from 2018 to 2022.
Firearm Suicide in Montana
8X
While males were eight times as likely to die by gun suicide than females, Montana also had the 2nd highest gun suicide rate for females in the country in 2022.
HALF
Nearly half of gun suicide deaths in 2022 were people under age 45.
60%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for nearly 26% of the population in Montana but 60% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
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
