New Mexico
The latest New Mexico annual gun death data.
571 Gun Deaths in New Mexico
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
218
HOMICIDES
306
SUICIDES
47
OTHER
31
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased 76% from 2013 to 2022.
New Mexico had the 3rd highest overall gun death rate in the country; the state also had the highest gun death rate among Hispanic/Latino people in this country in 2022.
Firearms were the leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 from 2018 to 2022.
In 2021, there were at least 36 domestic violence-related homicides in New Mexico. 56% were by firearm.
An average of one person killed every fifteen hours.
Gun violence costs New Mexicans $6.2 billion per year.
Firearm Homicide in New Mexico
2x
Hispanic/Latino people were two times as likely to die by firearm homicide than their white counterparts.
36%
Although Hispanic/Latino males ages 15-34 made up 15% of the state’s population in 2022, they accounted for 36% of all gun homicide deaths.
59%
The gun homicide rate for Hispanic/Latino females increased 59% between 2021 and 2022 alone.
3x
American Indian/Alaska Native people were nearly three times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
Firearm Suicide in New Mexico
35%
Thirty-five percent of all gun suicides were among Hispanic/Latino people in 2022.
40%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 12% of the population in New Mexico but 40% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
40%
Nearly 40% 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) & Cost of Injury Modules. 2021-2022
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