In 2022, 14,789 recorded murders in the United States were committed by firearm. This is an increase from the previous year, when 12,702 homicides were committed with a firearm in the country. However, figures may not accurately reflect the total number of homicides, as not all law enforcement agencies in the U.S. submitted homicide data.
Number of homicides by firearm in the United States from 2006 to 2022
*Data was revised by the source in 2022 and can be found on the FBI's Crime Data Explorer by selecting the Expanded Homicide Tables file found under Documents & Downloads.
Due to the FBI's transition to a new crime reporting system, not all law enforcement agencies submitted crime data to the FBI. As a result, figures may not accurately reflect the total number of crimes.
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