Assault or Homicide
Data are for the U.S.
Emergency department visits
- Number of emergency department visits for assault: 1.4 million
Mortality
All homicides
- Number of deaths: 26,031
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 7.8
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2021) via CDC WONDER
Firearm homicides
- Number of deaths: 20,958
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 6.3
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2021) via CDC WONDER
Related FastStats
More data: reports and tables
- Trends in Homicide from Health, United States
- Deaths: Leading Causes for 2019 [PDF – 3 MB]
- Suicide and Homicide Death Rates Among Youth and Young Adults Aged 10-24: United States, 2001-2021