Assault or Homicide

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Data are for the U.S.

Emergency department visits
  • Number of emergency department visits for assault: 1.6 million

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2016 Emergency Department Summary Tables, table 16 pdf icon[PDF – 738 KB]

Mortality

All homicides

  • Number of deaths: 19,510
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 6.0

Firearm homicides

  • Number of deaths: 14,542
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 4.5

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2017, tables 6, 7 pdf icon[PDF – 2 MB]

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Page last reviewed: May 30, 2013
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics