Gun deaths and gun death rates vary significantly across different states in the United States. According to the data provided, Mississippi has the highest gun deaths per capita, with 28.6 gun deaths per 100,000 population, resulting in a total of 818 gun deaths. Louisiana follows closely behind...
According to the reading Gun Control, “The United States is the leader in per-capita gun deaths among industrial nations. This uneviable distinction has resulted in various gun-control laws at the federal and state levels that seek to reduce crime and violence by restricting private gun ...
Which state has the fewest firearm-related deaths? With a rate of 2.6 deaths per 100,000 population, it's Hawaii. Seven of the top ten states for gun violence also had higher than the normal homicide rate nationally. Which states had the most firearm-related deaths? Keep clicking to see ...
Gun-related deaths unfold in tragic circumstances across the country daily. But it is often mass shootings that reignite the debate over gun control in the US and that shine the spotlight on its position as a global outlier. Here’s a look at how America’s gun culture compares to the res...
The Small Arms Survey [8] estimates that there are 214 000 deaths caused by guns worldwide, with most of the deaths occurring in countries that are not at war. Globally, guns are used in almost 40% of reported homicides. Homicides are only the tip of the iceberg, yet they tend to be...
Well in Sweden their guns per capita (which means number of guns per 100 people) is around 30, the United States is 88.8. This is why there is more deaths here than there. With this knowledge one could come to the conclusion that the less guns you have the less deaths can accrue by...
Venezuela and El Salvador also top the charts over the same five-year period, with 52 and 49 gun-related deaths, respectively, for every 100,000 of population. But when it comes to gun massacres, the US is an anomaly. There are more public mass shootings in America than in any other ...
In 1982, America was in a panic over a string of deaths that would be traced to Tylenol capsules intentionally laced with deadly cyanide poison. The Daily Herald reported as the death toll rose to five, but seven would die in total, and several others would fall victim to copycat poisoning...
That’s an average of 87 deaths a day. These tragedies range from gun accidents and suicides to horrific mass shooting like those at Columbine High School in 1999 and at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012. (Everitt) Britain, Canada, and Australia have all made promises of lower crime rates due...