U.S. gun homicides soared in 2020
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In the U.S., the rate of gun deaths surged 35% in 2020, to the highest level since 1994 – proving to be especially deadly for young, black men
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U.S. FIREARM HOMICIDE RATES, 2011-2020

Deaths per 100,000 people
7

6
5
4
3.6
3
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
 
6.1
(19,350 homicides)

34.6% increase on 2019

4.6
(14,392 homicides)

 
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HOMICIDE RATE COMPARISON, 2020
African Americans (12 times more White Americans – 2.2 deaths per likely to be killed than white people) 100,000 people (up 28.4% on 2019)
   
26.6 deaths per 100,000 people (up 39.5% on 2019)
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 Homicide: Killing of one person by another – includes both legal and illegal killings
Sources: Reuters, CDC, Stein & Markus Picture: Maxim Hopman (Unsplash) © GRAPHIC NEWS