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Assault or Homicide

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: 2015 Emergency Department Summary Tables, table 17 [PDF – 676 KB]

Mortality

All homicides

Number of deaths: 17,793
Deaths per 100,000 population: 5.5

Firearm homicides

Number of deaths: 12,979
Deaths per 100,000 population: 4.0

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2015, tables 6, 7 [PDF – 2.7 MB]

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Page last reviewed: May 30, 2013
Page last updated: March 17, 2017
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