446 Gun Deaths in Utah
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
48
HOMICIDES
382
SUICIDES
16
OTHER
18
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased 9% from 2013 to 2022.
Utah had the 11th highest gun suicide rate in the country in 2022.
Firearms were the third leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 from 2018 to 2022.
The county with the highest gun suicide rate in 2022 was Washington County, with a rate 20% higher than the state rate.
The county with the highest gun homicide rate was Salt Lake County, with a rate 44% higher than the state rate.
An average of one person killed every twenty hours.
Gun violence costs Utahns more than $4.8 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in Utah
3x
Males were three times as likely to die by gun homicide than females.
50%
Half of all gun homicide deaths in 2022 were young people ages 15-34.
Firearm Suicide in Utah
58%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 19% of the population in Utah but 58% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
32%
32% 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
