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How many gun deaths per year are there in the US?
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On average, there are 43,052 gun deaths per year in America.
Of those 43,052 gun deaths per year:
| Year | Gun Deaths Per Year |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 38,147 |
| 2016 | 40,567 |
| 2017 | 41,690 |
| 2018 | 41,633 |
| 2019 | 41,585 |
| 2020 | 47,075 |
| 2021 | 50,666 |
From 2015 to 2021, the number of gun deaths per year has increased by an average of 4.95% per year.
That took us from 37,147 gun deaths in 2015 to 50,666 gun deaths in 2021.
From 2017 through 2019, gun deaths each year remained steady.
In 2020, the number of gun deaths spiked 13.2% from 41,585 in 2019 to 47,075 in 2020.
Then, the number of the number of gun deaths spiked by 7.63% from 47,075 in 2020 to 50,666 in 2021.
Read More: Gun Violence Statistics
Here are other questions we found in our research.
43,052 people die from guns each year.
The people that die from guns each year get broken down like this:
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On average, 5,890 people get murdered per year in the US (FBI).
Read More: Gun Violence Per Capita By State
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