125 Gun Deaths in North Dakota
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
17
HOMICIDES
104
SUICIDES
4
OTHER
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased 38% over the last decade.
North Dakota had the 6th highest gun suicide rate in the country in 2022.
Firearms were the second leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 from 2018 to 2022.
An average of one person killed every 3 days.
Gun violence costs North Dakotans more than $1.4 billion annually.
Gun homicide rate data is suppressed by the CDC or unreliable for years without a data point on the graph.
Firearm Suicide in North Dakota
6X
Males were six times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
60%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 23% of the population in North Dakota but nearly 60% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
30%
30% 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
