37 Gun Deaths in Rhode Island
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
14
HOMICIDES
23
SUICIDES
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate decreased nearly 45% in 2022 compared to 2021, mainly due to the decrease in suicides.
Rhode Island had the lowest overall gun death rate and gun suicide rate in the country in 2022.
Providence County had the highest gun homicide rate in the state from 2018 to 2022. Nearly 80% of all gun homicides occurred in Providence County in 2022.
Washington County had the highest gun suicide rate from 2018 to 2022. 61% of all gun suicides occurred in Washington County in 2022.
An average of one person killed every ten days.
Gun violence costs Rhode Islanders $409 million annually.
Gun homicide rate data is suppressed by the CDC or unreliable for years without a data point on the graph.
Firearm Homicide in Rhode Island
7X
Black people were seven times more likely to die by gun homicide compared to their white counterparts from 2018 to 2022.
Firearm Suicide in Rhode Island
65%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 21% of the population in Rhode Island but 65% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
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. Cost of Injury Modules. 2022
