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Rate of firearm deaths in the U.S. 1990-2010

Published by Statista Research Department, May 7, 2013

The statistic shows the rate of firearm deaths per 100,000 of population in the United States from 1990 to 2010. In 2010, about 10.3 of 100,000 people died because of firearms in the United States.

Rate of firearm deaths per 100,000 of population in the United States from 1990 to 2010

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Characteristic	Rate per 100,000 of population
2010	10.3
2009	10.2
2008	10.4
2007	10.4
2006	10.4
2005	10.4
2004	10.1
2003	10.4
2002	10.5
2001	10.4
2000	10.2
1999	10.3
1998	11.1
1997	11.9
1996	12.6
1995	13.5
1994	14.6
1993	15.2
1992	14.7
1991	15.1
1990	14.9

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Details: United States; Pew Research Center; CDC; 1990 to 2010

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Gun homicide rate down 49% since 1993 peak; public unaware

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Gun homicide rate down 49% since 1993 peak; public unaware, page 31

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May 2013

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United States

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1990 to 2010

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Pew Research Center. (May 7, 2013). Rate of firearm deaths per 100,000 of population in the United States from 1990 to 2010 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258945/rate-of-firearm-deaths-in-the-united-states/

Pew Research Center. "Rate of firearm deaths per 100,000 of population in the United States from 1990 to 2010." Chart. May 7, 2013. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258945/rate-of-firearm-deaths-in-the-united-states/

Pew Research Center. (2013). Rate of firearm deaths per 100,000 of population in the United States from 1990 to 2010. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258945/rate-of-firearm-deaths-in-the-united-states/

Pew Research Center. "Rate of Firearm Deaths per 100,000 of Population in The United States from 1990 to 2010." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258945/rate-of-firearm-deaths-in-the-united-states/

Pew Research Center, Rate of firearm deaths per 100,000 of population in the United States from 1990 to 2010 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258945/rate-of-firearm-deaths-in-the-united-states/ (last visited May 19, 2024)

Rate of firearm deaths per 100,000 of population in the United States from 1990 to 2010 [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 7, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/258945/rate-of-firearm-deaths-in-the-united-states/

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