468 Gun Deaths in New Jersey
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
235
HOMICIDES
229
SUICIDES
4
OTHER
15
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
Although overall gun deaths declined in 2022, the gun death rate increased 22% from 2019.
New Jersey had the 4th lowest gun death rate in the country in 2022.
Young people ages 15-34 accounted for 44% of all gun deaths in 2022.
Firearms were the sixth leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 from 2018 to 2022.
In 2021, there were at least 60 domestic violence-related homicides in New Jersey. 20% were by firearm.
The two counties with the highest gun homicide rates in 2022 were Essex and Camden County.
The two counties with the highest gun suicide rates in 2022 were Burlington and Ocean County.
An average of one person killed every nineteen hours.
Gun violence costs New Jerseyans $5 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in New Jersey
8X
Males were eight times as likely to die by gun homicide than females.
26X
Black people were 26 times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
43%
Young Black males ages 15-34 make up 2% of the state’s population but accounted for nearly half (43%) of all homicide fatalities in 2022.
8x
Black females were eight times as likely to die by gun homicide than white females from 2018 to 2022.
Firearm Suicide in New Jersey
9X
Males were nine times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
64%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 16% of the population in New Jersey but 64% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
51%
More than half (51%) of all gun suicide deaths in 2022 were 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
