Wisconsin
The latest Wisconsin annual gun death data.
830 Gun Deaths in Wisconsin
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
277
HOMICIDES
529
SUICIDES
24
OTHER
55
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased 69% from 2013 to 2022.
Wisconsin had the 2nd highest gun death rate among Black people in the country in 2022.
Firearms were the leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 in 2022.
Seventy-seven percent of all gun homicides occurred in Milwaukee County in 2022 even though it makes up nearly 16% of the state’s overall population.
In 2021, there were at least 42 domestic violence-related homicides in Wisconsin. 64% were by firearm.
An average of one person killed every 11 hours.
Gun violence costs Wisconsinites $9 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in Wisconsin
3X
Males were three times as likely to die by gun homicide than females.
70X
Black people were nearly 70 times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
36%
Young Black males ages 15-34 make up 1% of the state’s population but accounted for 36% of all gun homicide deaths in 2022.
19X
Black females were 19 times as likely to die by gun homicide than white females in 2022. The Black female gun homicide rate nearly doubled between 2021 to 2022.
Firearm Suicide in Wisconsin
7X
Males were seven times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
57%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 24% of the population in Wisconsin but 57% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
42%
42% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022 were people 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
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