1,480 Gun Deaths in Tennessee
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
609
HOMICIDES
833
SUICIDES
38
OTHER
79
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased 33% from 2013 to 2022.
Tennessee had the 10th highest gun death 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 150 domestic violence-related homicides in Tennessee. 75% were by firearm.
An average of one person killed every six hours.
Gun violence costs Tennesseans $16 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in Tennessee
5X
Males were five times as likely to die by gun homicide than females.
11X
Approximately, one Black person died every day from gun homicide in Tennessee. They were 11 times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
41%
Young Black males ages 15-34 make up less than 3% of the state’s population but accounted for 41% of all gun homicide deaths in 2022.
2X
Hispanic/Latino people were two times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
Firearm Suicide in Tennessee
7X
Males were seven times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
57%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for nearly 21% of the population in Tennessee but 57% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
47%
47% 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
