Virginia
The latest Virginia annual gun death data.
1,316 Gun Deaths in Virginia
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
556
HOMICIDES
723
SUICIDES
37
OTHER
75
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
Gun deaths have steadily increased over the last decade. From 2013 to 2022, the gun death rate increased 47%.
Virginia had the 23rd lowest gun death rate in the country in 2022.
Black Virginians were nearly three times as likely to die from firearm violence than their white counterparts.
Firearms were the leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 in 2022.
In 2021, there were at least 115 domestic violence-related homicides in Virginia. 64% were by firearm.
An average of one person killed every seven hours.
Gun violence costs Virginians more than $14.3 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in Virginia
5x
Males were over five times as likely to die by gun homicide compared to females.
12X
Black people were nearly 12 times as likely to die by gun homicide compared to their white counterparts.
46%
Young Black males ages 15-34 make up 3% of the state’s population but accounted for 46% of all homicide fatalities in 2022. They were 29 times as likely to die by gun homicide compared to their white counterparts.
2x
Latino/Hispanic males ages 15-34 were more than twice as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
4x
Black females had a gun homicide rate over four times as high as white females.
Firearm Suicide in Virginia
8X
Males were eight times as likely to die by gun suicide compared to females.
52%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 18% of the population in Virginia but 52% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
43%
Nearly 43% 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
Factsheet: Gun Violence in Virginia
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