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Assault or Homicide
Data are for the U.S.
Emergency department visits
- Number of emergency department visits for assault: 1.8 million
Mortality
All homicides
- Number of deaths: 22,830
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 6.8
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER
Firearm homicides
- Number of deaths: 17,927
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 5.4
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER
Related FastStats
More data: reports and tables
- Trends in Homicide from Health, United States
- Deaths: Leading Causes for 2023 [PDF – 14 MB]
- Emergency Department Visit Rates for Assaults: United States, 2019-2021
- Suicide and Homicide Death Rates Among Youth and Young Adults Ages 10–24: United States, 2001-2021
- Homicides Among Infants in the United States, 2017–2020 [PDF – 343 KB]
More data: query tools
Related Links
- National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
- National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
- Mortality Statistics
- NCHS Rapid Surveys System | Topics and Estimates
- National Center for Health Statistics: Injury Data and Resources
- Injury Definitions and Methods [PDF – 2.5 MB]
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
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