STATISTICS ON DAILY GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA
DAILY GUN VIOLENCE IMPACTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN THE U.S.
Every day, 327 people are shot in the United States. Among those:
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117 people are shot and killed
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210 survive gunshot injuries
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90 are intentionally shot by someone else and survive
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46 are murdered
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67 die from gun suicide
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10 survive an attempted gun suicide
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1 is killed unintentionally
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90 are shot unintentionally and survive
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2 are killed by legal intervention*
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4 are shot by legal intervention and survive
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1 died but the intent was unknown
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12 are shot and survive but the intent was unknown
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DAILY GUN VIOLENCE IMPACTING CHILDREN AND TEENS (1-17)
Every day, 23 children and teens (1-17) are shot in the United States. Among those:
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6 die from gun violence
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3 are murdered
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17 children and teens survive gunshot injuries
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8 are intentionally shot by someone else and survive
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2 children and teens either die from gun suicide or survive an attempted gun suicide
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8 children and teens are unintentionally shot in instances of family fire — a shooting involving an improperly stored or misused gun found in the home resulting in injury or death
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ANNUAL GUN VIOLENCE IMPACTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN THE U.S.
Every year, 117,345 people are shot. Among those:
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42,654 people die from gun violence
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16,651 are murdered
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76,725 people survive gunshot injuries
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34,566 are intentionally shot by someone else and survive
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24,569 die from gun suicide
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3,554 survive an attempted gun suicide
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503 killed unintentionally
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552 are killed by legal intervention
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1,376 are shot by legal intervention and survive
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379 die but the intent was unknown
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4,471 are shot and survive but the intent is unknown
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547 women are killed by their husband or male dating partner
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ANNUAL GUN VIOLENCE IMPACTING CHILDREN AND TEENS (AGES 1-17)
Every year, 7,957 children and teens are shot in the United States. Among those:
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2,029 children and teens die from gun violence
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1,130 are murdered
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6,294 children and teens survive gunshot injuries
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2,788 are intentionally shot by someone else and survive
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732 die from gun suicide
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166 survive an attempted gun suicide
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20 are killed by legal intervention
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101 are shot by legal intervention and survive
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106 are killed unintentionally
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2,893 are shot unintentionally and survive
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52 die but the intent was unknown
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380 are and survive shot but the intent is unknown