244 Gun Deaths in Nebraska
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
48
HOMICIDES
185
SUICIDES
11
OTHER
10
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
- Overall gun deaths, driven primarily by an increase in gun suicides, rose in 2022. The gun death rate increased by 18% from 2021.
- From 2013 to 2022, the overall gun death rate increased by 35%. The gun suicide rate alone increased by 55%; the 2nd highest gun suicide rate increase in the country during that time period.
- Firearms were the second leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 from 2018 to 2022.
- Douglas County had the highest rate of gun homicides at nearly twice that of the state rate in 2022.
An average of one person killed every 36 hours.
Gun violence costs Nebraskans $3 billion per year.
Firearm Homicide in Nebraska
3X
Males were three times as likely to die by gun homicide than females from 2018 to 2022.
45%
Black people make up 5% of the state’s population but accounted for 45% of all gun homicide deaths.
Firearm Suicide in Nebraska
8X
Males were eight times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
56%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 22% of the population in Nebraska but 56% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
75%
34% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022 were people under the age of 35. Between 2018 and 2022, the rate of gun suicides in this age group increased 75%.
37%
37% 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
