84 Gun Deaths in Vermont
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
13
HOMICIDES
69
SUICIDES
2
OTHER
Key Takeaways
From 2013 to 2022, the overall gun death rate increased 30%.
Vermont had the 13th lowest gun death rate in the country in 2022.
An average of one person killed every four days.
Gun violence costs Vermonters $794 million per year.
Firearm Suicide in Vermont
9X
Males were nine times as likely to die by firearm suicide than females from 2018 to 2022.
67%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 28% of the population in Vermont but 67% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
57%
Nearly 57% 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
