Merely three months into 2023, the number of gun violence deaths in the US crossed 9,800. Read to know more.
The scary reality of gun violence deaths in the US
Three months into a new year, statistics reveal about 9,870 people lost their lives due to US gun shootings as of 27 March. The average number of deaths of 114 people per day indicates the grave situation in the US. Both adults and children were victims of gun violence. The Gun Violence Archive performed data analysis. Among the 9,870 people who lost their lives, 57.9 percent died by suicide.
Additionally, the report includes both murders and suicides due to gun violence. Among the 9,870, 338 of them were teens and 60 were children. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracked gun-related deaths based on the situation. This divides the lost lives based on intentionality, law enforcement-related, and undetermined circumstances. The report revealed 322 people were killed in police-involved shootings. 344 lives were categorized as “unintentional”.
More on the report
A closer look into the report reveals a total of 129 mass shootings in 2023 so far, leading to 493 injuries and 193 casualties. According to the report, mass shootings are determined as incidents involving the shooting or killing of four or more victims. The data also reveals that at least 13 shootings took place in K-12 schools so far. The majority of them are in Texas, Illinois, Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, California, and North Carolina. Late last year, President Biden signed the gun control bill. However, despite receiving bipartisan support in congress, gun violence deaths are on the rise.
