Number of homicides by firearm in the U.S. 2006-2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 2, 2023
In 2021, 12,520 recorded murders in the United States were committed by firearm. This is a slight decrease from the previous year, when 13,620 homicides were committed with a firearm in the country.

Number of homicides by firearm in the United States from 2006 to 2021

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Release date

October 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

2006 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Data prior to 2016 has been derived from respective previous publications.

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