Statistics

GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA

The gun violence epidemic is a uniquely American issue. 

GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA

Americans are

25x

more likely

to be shot and killed than
others in high-income countries.

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Every day,

327

people

are shot in the United States.
Of those, on average,
117 will die.

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Every day,

23

minors

are shot in the United States.

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TYPES OF GUN VIOLENCE

Gun violence is a complex issue that takes many forms.

TYPES OF GUN VIOLENCE

Mass shootings make up only

1%

of all gun violence in America.

60% of gun deaths are suicide and 37% are homicide — including the 1% of mass shootings. The remaining 3% of gun deaths include law enforcement involved shootings, unintentional shootings, and those that were undetermined.

THE SCALE OF GUN VIOLENCE

We have more guns than citizens and more dealers than McDonald’s.

THE SCALE OF GUN VIOLENCE

As of 2022, the United States has

121

Firearms

per 100 residents. Making it the only country with more civilian-owned firearms than people.

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THE TOLL OF GUN VIOLENCE

Causing Americans to lose their loved ones to gun violence at an alarming rate.

THE TOLL OF GUN VIOLENCE
1 in 5

Americans say they have had a family member fatally shot.

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Americans are

2x

as likely to lose a loved one to gun violence as they are to be left-handed.

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  • Nardyne Jefferies lost her daughter, 
Brishell Jones, in a 2013 mass shooting 
in Washington, D.C.

  • Rachael Joseph lost her Aunt Shelley in the courthouse shooting at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, MN.

  • Thirty-six years ago, Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr's life was shattered when his father was shot and killed.

CHANGE IS POSSIBLE

Past movements, like car safety and anti-smoking, prove that change is possible.

CHANGE IS POSSIBLE
Changing behaviors and attitudes is possible.

Decades of education on the health risks of tobacco pushed people to give up cigarettes for good. Behind the wheel, years of exposure taught Americans that seatbelts save lives.

The success of these movements underscores that education and public engagement work. In partnership with world-class advertising agencies, Brady creates widespread PSAs to dispel the myth that more guns make us safer and makes education on best practices for gun safety more accessible.

Today, only
12%
of Americans smoke

A significant decrease from the 44% of people who smoked cigarettes in the 1940’s.

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1940
44%
2023
12%
In 2022,
92%
of Americans used seat belts

A significant increase from the 11% national use rate in 1982.

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1982
11%
2022
92%
THE SOLUTION

Now, it's time we redefine America’s relationship with firearms.

THE SOLUTION

The U.S. makes up

35%

of global firearm
suicides

while accounting for just 4%
of the world’s population.

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Over

1

million people

in America, have been shot in
the past decade.

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Gun deaths hit a

40

year high

in 2021, with 48,830
deaths that year alone.

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BRADY’S APPROACH

Brady is leading the charge for change with an impact-driven approach that focuses on culture change, industry oversight, and policy reform.

BRADY’S APPROACH
CULTURE CHANGE

Brady educates America on the safe use and storage of firearms to reduce harm to our kids and our communities.

645

mass shootings

occurred in 2022 alone.

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INDUSTRY OVERSIGHT

Brady focuses on suppliers instead of shooters to hold reckless dealers accountable for perpetuating crime.

5%

of dealers

supply 90% of firearms used
in crime.

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POLICY REFORM

Brady fights for life-saving policy solutions
supported by the majority of Americans,
including gun owners.

97%

of voters

want stronger background checks.

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Brady’s IMPACT

Brady's unwavering resilience is making a life-saving impact.

See Our Impact

  • Today, 31% of Americans live in states with an assault weapons ban.

    A decade ago, that same number was 19%.

  • Today, 64% of Americans live in states with safe storage or child access prevention laws.

    A decade ago that same number was 46%.

  • Today 49% of Americans live in states with an ERPO law.

    A decade ago, that same number was 3%.

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Quick stats on gun violence in the United States

Here you can find answers to questions like; how many people are shot in the U.S. daily? How many people in America are injured by gunshots? What communities are most impacted by gun violence? How many Americans support common-sense gun reforms?

    • Access to a firearm in a domestic dispute increases the risk of homicide by 500%.
    • Between 2010 and 2016, 56,130 hate crimes committed involved a firearm.
    • Gun violence costs the U.S. economy $557 billion each year.
    • Since 2017, guns are the leading cause of death of children and teens (aged 0-19).
    • Between 2010 and 2016, 56,130 hate crimes committed involved a firearm.
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  • Every day, 327 people are shot in the United States. Among those:

    • 117 people are shot and killed
    • 210 survive gunshot injuries
    • 90 are intentionally shot by someone else and survive
    • 46 are murdered
    • 67 die from gun suicide
    • 10 survive an attempted gun suicide
    • 1 is killed unintentionally
    • 90 are shot unintentionally and survive
    • 2 are killed by legal intervention*
    • 4 are shot by legal intervention and survive
    • 1 died but the intent was unknown
    • 12 are shot and survive but the intent was unknown

    *Legal intervention is defined by the CDC as: deaths due to injuries inflicted by police or other law enforcement agents, including military on duty, in the course of arresting or attempting to arrest lawbreakers, suppressing disturbances, maintaining order, and performing other legal actions. It excludes injuries caused by civil insurrections.

    Note    : The data historically collected by the federal government on fatal shootings is not comprehensive. CDC data on cause of death relies on the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). The NVSS tends to misclassify police-involved shootings as homicides if law enforcement intervention is not mentioned on death certificates. Further, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) does not require local police departments to give full information about officer-involved shootings as part of its homicide reports, and participation in the Uniform Crime Reporting System is voluntary. While the FBI has begun a pilot project to track fatal and non-fatal use of force by law enforcement offices through an online national database, this information is not yet available.

  • Every year, 117,345 people are shot. Among those:

    • 42,654 people die from gun violence
    • 16,651 are murdered
    • 76,725 people survive gunshot injuries
    • 34,566 are intentionally shot by someone else and survive
    • 24,569 die from gun suicide
    • 3,554 survive an attempted gun suicide
    • 503 killed unintentionally
    • 552 are killed by legal intervention
    • 1,376 are shot by legal intervention and survive
    • 379 die but the intent was unknown
    • 4,471 are shot and survive but the intent is unknown
    • 547 women are killed by their husband or male dating partner**

    **This number is a five-year average derived from Violence Policy Center’s “When Men Murder Women” analysis of FBI homicide data, 2014-18 (the five most recent years available for this).

    Brady averages the five most recent years of complete data from death certificates (2015-2019) available via CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control’s Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System, cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/fatal.html, and three most recent years of complete data from emergency department visits (2013, ‘14, and ‘16) available via the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project’s (HCUP’s) online query system, hcupnet.ahrq.gov. Numbers may not sum to 100% because of rounding of CDC averages.

    Emergency department statistics on HCUPnet are from the HCUP Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS), State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD), and State Inpatient Databases (SID). All diagnoses of external cause of injury that patients receive in emergency departments are assigned an International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code. The assignments of specific ICD codes are reflected in the data shown here.

  • Every day, 23 children and teens (1-17) are shot in the United States. Among those:

    • 6 die from gun violence
    • 3 are murdered
    • 17 children and teens survive gunshot injuries
    • 8 are intentionally shot by someone else and survive
    • 2 children and teens either die from gun suicide or survive an attempted gun suicide
    • 8 children and teens are unintentionally shot in instances of family fire — a shooting involving an improperly stored or misused gun found in the home resulting in injury or death
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