Overview

• Gun suicides topped 27,300 in 2023, exceeding deaths from homicides, accidents and police shootings combined.
• Total firearm fatalities reached 46,728 in 2023, according to final CDC data.
• Homicides fell for a second consecutive year to 17,927 but remained among the five highest annual totals on record.
• Black youth aged 10 to 19 experienced a more than threefold increase in firearm suicide rates since 2014, and Hispanic youth saw rates nearly double over the same period.
• States have expanded measures such as safe storage laws, purchaser licensing and extreme risk protection orders to curb firearm suicides.