156 Gun Deaths in New Hampshire
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
18
HOMICIDES
134
SUICIDES
4
OTHER
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased 22% in 2022 from 2021. Over the last decade, the gun death rate increased 57%, primarily from an increase in gun suicides.
The gun suicide rate increased 56% over the last decade. This is the highest rate increase in the country from 2013 to 2022.
The gun death rate among young people ages 15-34 increased 26% from 2021 to 2022.
New Hampshire had the 9th lowest gun death rate in the country in 2022.
The two counties with the highest rates of gun suicide were Hillsborough and Rockingham County.
An average of one person killed every two days.
Gun violence costs New Hampshirites $1.5 billion annually.
Gun homicide rate data is suppressed by the CDC or unreliable for years without a data point on the graph.
Firearm Homicide in New Hampshire
2X
Males were twice as likely to die by gun homicide than females.
Firearm Suicide in New Hampshire
6X
Males were six times as likely to die by firearm suicide than females.
63%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for nearly 22% of the population in New Hampshire but 63% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
47%
Nearly half 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
