Assault or Homicide
Data are for the U.S.
Emergency department visits
- Number of emergency department visits for assault: 1.7 million
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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- Death Rates Due to Suicide and Homicide Among Persons Aged 10–24: United States, 2000–2017
- Recent Increases in Injury Mortality Among Children and Adolescents Aged 10–19 Years in the United States: 1999–2016 pdf icon[PDF – 413 KB]
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Page last reviewed: May 30, 2013
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics