Some interesting gun facts.......some are outdated.
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In a ten-year period between 1984 and 1993, the firearm homicide rate for youth ages 15 to 24 increased 158%. In contrast, during this same time period the homicide rate for people age 24 and older declined by 19%.
Source: Snyder, H. (1998) Juvenile Arrests 1997 Bulletin. Washington, DC, OJJDP.
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Between 1993 and 1998, gun homicides of young people (ages 24 and under) decreased 41%, from 11,657 to 6,863. However, youth gun homicides remain a significant problem, accounting for 57% of all gun homicides in 1998.
Source: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. (2000) Crime Gun Trace Reports, 1999.
The firearm homicide rate for teenagers ages 15-19 increased by 61% in the ten-year period from 1979 to 1989.
Source: Fingerhut, L. et al. (1992) Firearm and nonfirearm homicide among persons 15 through 19 years of age: Differences by level of urbanization, United States, 1979 through 1989. JAMA. 267(22), 3048-53.
In 1997, 92% of homicides were by firearm among young black males.
Source: Murphy S.L. (1999) Deaths: Final Data for 1997. National Vital Statistics Reports. 47(19).
The number of teen firearm deaths peaked in 1994 at 5,793. Since then, teen firearm deaths have dropped 35% to 3792 in 1998. Although it is encouraging that the firearm death rate is decreasing for young people, the numbers still remain alarmingly high.
Source: Murphy S.L. (2000) Deaths: Final data for 1998. National Vital Statistics Reports. 48(11).
In 1998, 3792 children age 19 and younger were killed with guns in the U.S. This equals just over 10 children every day.
Source: Murphy S.L. (2000) Deaths: Final data for 1998. National Vital Statistics Reports. 48(11). |
