In 2022, about 1,566 homicides were committed with the use of firearms in California. A further 1,539 homicides were committed with a firearms in Texas in that year.
A ranking of the total number of murders by U.S. state can be found here.
Number of murders involving firearms in the U.S. in 2022, by state
* Data refers to total number of murders for which supplemental homicide data were received. Limited data was received for Florida, Illinois, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
Data received from law enforcement agencies which submitted supplementary homicide data for 2022.
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FBI. (October 5, 2023). Number of murders involving firearms in the U.S. in 2022, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/301603/murder-involving-firearms-us/
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