Pennsylvania
The latest Pennsylvania annual gun death data.
1,941 Gun Deaths in Pennsylvania
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
834
HOMICIDES
1,060
SUICIDES
47
OTHER
100
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased 31% from 2013 to 2022.
Pennsylvania had the 15th 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 135 domestic violence-related homicides in Pennsylvania. 58% were by firearm.
Fifty-five percent of all gun homicides occurred in Philadelphia County in 2022 even though it makes up 12% of the state’s overall population.
An average of one person killed every five hours.
Gun violence costs Pennsylvanians more than $20.9 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in Pennsylvania
7X
Males were seven times as likely to die by gun homicide than females.
31x
Black people were over 31 times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
7x
Latino/Hispanic people were seven times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
45%
Young Black males ages 15-34 make up 2% of the state’s population but accounted for 45% of all gun homicide deaths in 2022.
8x
Black females were eight times as likely to die by gun homicide than white females.
Firearm Suicide in Pennsylvania
7X
Males were seven times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
61%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 22% of the population in Pennsylvania but 61% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
48%
Nearly half of all gun suicide decedents 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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