Gun Violence by State

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Introduction

The degree of gun violence within the United States has reached alarming levels, and the U.S remains the country with the highest number of shootings and gun violence-related deaths in the world. Gun violence in this instance would include everything from a drive-by shooting, a murder with a firearm to a planned mass shooting, or even a school shooting. 

Under the 2nd amendment to the Constitution, civilians are allowed to own firearms for self-defense purposes or to form a militia in the event of tyrannical rule. But while gun ownership is not unique to the U.S., gun violence certainly is a major issue for the country. 

To find out more about the differing gun violence rates in the U.S, please refer to the data in the charts. 

#StateGun Death Rate
1Mississippi28.6
2Louisiana26.3
3Wyoming25.9
4Missouri23.9
5Alabama23.6
6Alaska23.5
7New Mexico22.7
8Arkansas22.6
9South Carolina22
10Tennessee21.3
11Montana20.9
12Oklahoma20.7
13Kentucky20.1
14West Virginia18.1
15Georgia17.7
16Idaho17.6
17Indiana17.3
18Nevada17
19Kansas16.9
20Arizona16.7
21North Carolina16
22Colorado15.4
23Ohio15.2
24Michigan14.6
25Delaware14.4
26Texas14.2
27Illinois14.1
28North Dakota13.8
29Florida13.7
30Pennsylvania13.6
31South Dakota13.6
32Utah13.6
33Maryland13.5
34Virginia13.4
35Oregon13
36Wisconsin12.2
37Vermont11.6
38Iowa11.2
39Washington10.9
40Maine10.4
41Nebraska10.1
42Minnesota8.9
43New Hampshire8.9
44California8.5
45Connecticut6
46New York5.3
47Rhode Island5.1
48New Jersey5
49Massachusetts3.7
50Hawaii3.4

Gun Death Rate by State

Alabama

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Ranked in the US

#5

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Alaska

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Ranked in the US

#6

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Arizona

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Ranked in the US

#20

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Arkansas

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Ranked in the US

#8

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California

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Ranked in the US

#44

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Colorado

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Ranked in the US

#22

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Connecticut

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Ranked in the US

#45

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Delaware

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Ranked in the US

#25

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Florida

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Ranked in the US

#29

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Georgia

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Ranked in the US

#15

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Hawaii

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Ranked in the US

#50

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Idaho

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Ranked in the US

#16

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Illinois

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Ranked in the US

#27

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Indiana

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Ranked in the US

#17

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Iowa

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Ranked in the US

#38

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Kansas

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Ranked in the US

#19

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Kentucky

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Ranked in the US

#13

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Louisiana

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Ranked in the US

#2

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Maine

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Ranked in the US

#40

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Maryland

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Ranked in the US

#33

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Massachusetts

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Ranked in the US

#49

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Michigan

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Ranked in the US

#24

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Minnesota

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Ranked in the US

#42

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Mississippi

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Ranked in the US

#1

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Missouri

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Ranked in the US

#4

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Montana

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Ranked in the US

#11

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Nebraska

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Ranked in the US

#41

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Nevada

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Ranked in the US

#18

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New Hampshire

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Ranked in the US

#43

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New Jersey

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Ranked in the US

#48

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New Mexico

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Ranked in the US

#7

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New York

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Ranked in the US

#46

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North Carolina

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Ranked in the US

#21

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North Dakota

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Ranked in the US

#28

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Ohio

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Ranked in the US

#23

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Oklahoma

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Ranked in the US

#12

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Oregon

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Ranked in the US

#35

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Pennsylvania

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Ranked in the US

#30

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Rhode Island

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Ranked in the US

#47

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South Carolina

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Ranked in the US

#9

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South Dakota

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Ranked in the US

#31

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Tennessee

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Ranked in the US

#10

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Texas

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Ranked in the US

#26

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Utah

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Ranked in the US

#32

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Vermont

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Ranked in the US

#37

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Virginia

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Ranked in the US

#34

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Washington

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Ranked in the US

#39

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West Virginia

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Ranked in the US

#14

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Wisconsin

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Ranked in the US

#36

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Wyoming

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Ranked in the US

#3

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