North Carolina
The latest North Carolina annual gun death data.
1,831 Gun Deaths in North Carolina
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
781
HOMICIDES
992
SUICIDES
58
OTHER
108
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased 39% over the past decade.
North Carolina had the 12th highest gun homicide rate in the country in 2022.
Firearms were the leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 in 2022.
In 2021, there were at least 208 domestic violence-related homicides in North Carolina. 70% were by firearm.
An average of one person killed every five hours.
Gun violence costs North Carolinians more than $20 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in North Carolina
5X
Males were five times as likely to die by gun homicide than females.
10X
Black people were over 10 times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
27X
Young Black males ages 15-34 were 27 times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
4X
Young Latino/Hispanic males ages 15-34 were nearly four times as likely to die than their white counterparts.
4X
Black females were nearly four times as likely to die by gun homicide than white females.
10x
In 2022, North Carolina had the highest gun homicide rate for American Indian/Alaska Native people in the country; they were 10 times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
Firearm Suicide in North Carolina
6X
Males were nearly six times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
54%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 18% of the population in North Carolina but 54% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
44%
44% 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. National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) and Cost of Injury Modules. 2021-2022
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