The statistic shows the public perception on the drop of gun crimes in recent years in the United States. 45 percent of the respondents felt the number of gun crimes had gone up in recent years, rather than gone down.
In recent years, has the number of gun crimes in America gone up, gone down or stayed the same?
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Statistics on Firearms in the United States
Firearm ownership
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- Premium Statistic Gun ownership in the U.S. 1972-2022
- Premium Statistic Gun ownership in the U.S. 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Gun ownership in the U.S. 2021, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Gun ownership in the U.S. 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Gun ownership in the U.S. 2021, by education level
- Premium Statistic Gun ownership U.S. 2022, by party affiliation
- Basic Statistic Number of registered weapons U.S. 2021, by state
Firearm production and sale
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- Basic Statistic U.S. number of firearms manufactured 1986-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of total firearms manufactured U.S. 2021, by firearm category
- Basic Statistic Economic impact of U.S. sporting arms and ammunition industry 2020
- Basic Statistic Number of exported firearms U.S.1986-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of exported firearms manufactured 2021, by firearm category
- Basic Statistic Number of imported firearms U.S. 1986-2020
- Basic Statistic Number of imported firearms U.S. 2020, by firearm category
- Premium Statistic NICS background checks performed in the U.S. 1998-2021
Firearm related crime, deaths and injuries
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- Basic Statistic Number of homicides by firearm in the U.S. 2006-2021
- Basic Statistic Homicides by firearm in the U.S. 2006-2020
- Basic Statistic Homicide by firearm rate in the U.S. 2006-2020
- Basic Statistic Murders involving firearms in the U.S. 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic Murder victims by weapon used in the U.S 2021
- Basic Statistic Worst mass shootings in the U.S., as of January 2023
- Basic Statistic Mass shootings in the U.S.: legality of shooter's weapons, as of February 2023
- Premium Statistic Number of firearm deaths U.S. 2019, by gender
Public opinion on firearms
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- Basic Statistic U.S. public opinion on the strictness of laws covering firearms sale 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic Support for stricter gun control laws U.S. 2022, by party
- Basic Statistic Support for protecting or limiting gun ownership rights U.S. 2022, by party
- Basic Statistic U.S. public opinion on a law that bans private handgun possession 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic Support for banning assault-style weapons in the U.S. 2022, by party
- Basic Statistic Support for banning high-capacity ammunition magazines U.S. 2022, by party
Further related statistics
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- Number of non-fatal firearm crimes U.S. 2000-2019
- Non-fatal firearm crimerate in the U.S. 2011, by ethnicity
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2012, by education
- United States: presence of a firearm at home 2022
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2017, by region
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2014, by gender
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2012, by ethnicity
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2012, by age
- Number of pistols manufactured in the U.S. 1986-2021
- Monthly unit sales of guns in the U.S. from 2019 to 2020, by type
- Monthly sales growth of guns in the U.S. from 2019 to 2020
- Homicides with firearms in Latin America and Caribbean countries, 2009
- Colombia: firearm suicides share 2008-2019
- Rate of firearm suicide deaths in the U.S. 1990-2020
- Value of USA arms agreements UAE 1970-2017
- Value of USA arms deliveries Oman 1970-2017
- Value of USA arms agreements Libya 1950-2017
- Industry revenue of “small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing“ in Florida 2012-2024
- Value of USA arms deliveries Lebanon 1950-2017
- Value of USA arms agreements Algeria 1950-2017
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- Number of non-fatal firearm crimes U.S. 2000-2019
- Non-fatal firearm crimerate in the U.S. 2011, by ethnicity
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2012, by education
- United States: presence of a firearm at home 2022
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2017, by region
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2014, by gender
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2012, by ethnicity
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2012, by age
- Number of pistols manufactured in the U.S. 1986-2021
- Monthly unit sales of guns in the U.S. from 2019 to 2020, by type
- Monthly sales growth of guns in the U.S. from 2019 to 2020
- Homicides with firearms in Latin America and Caribbean countries, 2009
- Colombia: firearm suicides share 2008-2019
- Rate of firearm suicide deaths in the U.S. 1990-2020
- Value of USA arms agreements UAE 1970-2017
- Value of USA arms deliveries Oman 1970-2017
- Value of USA arms agreements Libya 1950-2017
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- Value of USA arms deliveries Lebanon 1950-2017
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Pew Research Center. (May 7, 2013). In recent years, has the number of gun crimes in America gone up, gone down or stayed the same? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/259016/public-perception-on-the-drop-of-gun-crimes-in-america/
Pew Research Center. "In recent years, has the number of gun crimes in America gone up, gone down or stayed the same?." Chart. May 7, 2013. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259016/public-perception-on-the-drop-of-gun-crimes-in-america/
Pew Research Center. (2013). In recent years, has the number of gun crimes in America gone up, gone down or stayed the same?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259016/public-perception-on-the-drop-of-gun-crimes-in-america/
Pew Research Center. "In Recent Years, Has The Number of Gun Crimes in America Gone Up, Gone down or Stayed The Same?." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259016/public-perception-on-the-drop-of-gun-crimes-in-america/
Pew Research Center, In recent years, has the number of gun crimes in America gone up, gone down or stayed the same? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259016/public-perception-on-the-drop-of-gun-crimes-in-america/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
In recent years, has the number of gun crimes in America gone up, gone down or stayed the same? [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 7, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/259016/public-perception-on-the-drop-of-gun-crimes-in-america/