It has been estimated that there were 326,890 firearm victimizations in the United States in 2021. This figure is a decrease from 2005 levels, when there were 503,530 firearm victimizations in the country.
Number of firearm victimizations in the United States from 2005 to 2021
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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 January 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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- U.S. firearm violence: rate of firearm violence 2005-2021
- Percentage of U.S. firearm victimizations reported to police 2005-2021
- Share of deaths due to interpersonal violence by country and weapon used 2015
- Viewership of media addressing gun violence in the U.S. 2019
- Battles and consequent fatalities in Mozambique 2018-2021
- Brazil: fear of suffering violence from the police as of April 2019
- Brazil: fear of police violence as of April 2019, by gender
- Brazil: fear of military police violence as of June 2017, by age
- Brazil: fear of civil police violence as of June 2017, by city size
- U.S. public opinion on the jury’s verdict in the Zimmerman-Martin case 2013
- U.S. public opinion on whether the shooting of Trayvon Martin was justified July 2013
- American teachers on being worried about school shootings 2018
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- U.S. firearm violence: rate of firearm violence 2005-2021
- Percentage of U.S. firearm victimizations reported to police 2005-2021
- Share of deaths due to interpersonal violence by country and weapon used 2015
- Viewership of media addressing gun violence in the U.S. 2019
- Battles and consequent fatalities in Mozambique 2018-2021
- Brazil: fear of suffering violence from the police as of April 2019
- Brazil: fear of police violence as of April 2019, by gender
- Brazil: fear of military police violence as of June 2017, by age
- Brazil: fear of civil police violence as of June 2017, by city size
- U.S. public opinion on the jury’s verdict in the Zimmerman-Martin case 2013
- U.S. public opinion on whether the shooting of Trayvon Martin was justified July 2013
- American teachers on being worried about school shootings 2018
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (September 20, 2022). Number of firearm victimizations in the United States from 2005 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/423133/us-firearm-violence-number-of-firearm-victimizations/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of firearm victimizations in the United States from 2005 to 2021." Chart. September 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/423133/us-firearm-violence-number-of-firearm-victimizations/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2022). Number of firearm victimizations in the United States from 2005 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/423133/us-firearm-violence-number-of-firearm-victimizations/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Firearm Victimizations in The United States from 2005 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/423133/us-firearm-violence-number-of-firearm-victimizations/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of firearm victimizations in the United States from 2005 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/423133/us-firearm-violence-number-of-firearm-victimizations/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Number of firearm victimizations in the United States from 2005 to 2021 [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, September 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/423133/us-firearm-violence-number-of-firearm-victimizations/