How many people die from gun-related injuries in the US each month?
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An estimated 3.3K people died from gun-related injuries in December 2025, the most recent month for which data is available. This includes homicides, suicides, accidents, and other incidents where a shooting was considered the primary cause of death.
According to preliminary data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), gun-related deaths were 4.3% lower in December 2025 than they were the previous month.
3.29K
people died from gun-related injuries in December 2025
4.3%
fewer people died from gun-related injuries in December 2025 than in November 2025
The number of gun-related deaths in the US changes each year. Between January and December 2025, an estimated 42,400 people died from gun-related injuries. This is 4.7% fewer people than had died during the same point in 2024.
An estimated 4.7% fewer people died from gun-related injuries by December 2025 than by December 2024.
Cumulative firearms deaths
To understand how frequently these deaths happen, it helps to look at the rate at which they occur. In 2025, about 12 out of every 100,000 people in the US died from a gun-related injury. For context, around 11.2 out of every 100,000 people in the US died in a motor vehicle accident that year.
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Have gun-related deaths increased or decreased over time?
The rate of gun-related deaths has also changed over time. In the early 1990s, the rate of gun deaths in the US fluctuated between 14.5 and 15 deaths for every 100,000 people. However, between 2000 and 2014, the rate of gun deaths never exceeded 10.5 per 100,000 people. In 2025, the rate was 12 per 100,000 people, 20% lower than the peak in 1993.
In 2025, 12.0 of every 100K people died from gun-related injuries in the US.
Age adjusted rate of all firearms deaths, 1979–2025
How many gun-related deaths are suicides versus homicides?
The CDC also reports the intent behind gun-related deaths when known. These intents can include homicide, suicide, and accidents, as well as other categories like law enforcement intervention.
In 2025, 96.6% of gun-related deaths were either suicides or homicides. While the instances of both suicides and homicides have fluctuated over time, suicide has made up the largest percentage of gun-related deaths since at least 1979. In 2025, about 66.3% of all gun-related deaths were suicides.
In 2025, 66.3% all gun-related deaths were suicides.
Age adjusted rate, 1979–2025
Which state has the highest rate of gun-related deaths? Which has the lowest?
Gun-related death rates differ between states. The CDC notes that complex factors influenced these differences, including social, economic, and community conditions like poverty and racial or ethnic inequities.
In 2025, the rate of gun-related deaths was lowest in Massachusetts at 3.3 per 100,000 people. It was highest in Wyoming at 26.2 per 100,000.
In 2025, Wyoming had the nation's highest gun-related death rate.
Age adjusted rate of firearms deaths
In 2025, Mississippi had the highest rate of gun-related homicide at 13.2 per 100,000 people. Alternatively, the rate of gun-related suicide was highest in Wyoming, with a rate of 20.3 per 100,000.
Rate of gun deaths by state in 2025
Age-adjusted rate per 100K people
| 1. | Wyoming | 26.2 |
| 2. | Alaska | 25.8 |
| 3. | Mississippi | 25.6 |
| 4. | Alabama | 21.8 |
| 5. | New Mexico | 21.4 |
| 6. | Montana | 21.3 |
| 7. | Louisiana | 20.7 |
| 8. | Missouri | 20.0 |
| 9. | Tennessee | 19.3 |
| 10. | Arkansas | 18.7 |
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