John Gramlich of Pew Research –
The recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio – along with a spate of shootings in Chicago – have brought renewed attention to deadly gun violence in the United States.
– How many people die from gun-related injuries in the U.S. each year?
– What share of U.S. gun deaths are murders and what share are suicides?
– What share of all murders and suicides in the U.S. involve a gun?
– How has the rate of U.S. gun deaths changed over time?
– Which states have the highest and lowest gun death rates in the U.S.?
– How many people are killed in mass shootings in the U.S. every year?
