Alabama
The latest Alabama annual gun death data.
1,292 Gun Deaths in Alabama
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2023).
633
HOMICIDES
618
SUICIDES
41
OTHER
84
YOUNG PEOPLE (1-17)
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased by 51% from 2014 to 2023. In 2023, Alabama had the 3rd highest gun death rate in the country.
Alabama had the 9th highest gun death rate among Black people in the country in 2023.
Firearms were the leading cause of death among young people ages 1-17 in 2023.
In 2022, there were at least 104 domestic violence-related homicides in Alabama. 79% were by firearm.
An average of one person killed every 7 hours.
Gun violence costs Alabamians $14.1 billion annually.
This amounts to $2,773 per person.
Firearm Homicide in Alabama
6X
While males were six times as likely to die by gun homicide than females, Alabama also had the 4th highest gun homicide death rate among females in the country in 2023.
9X
Black people were nine times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
41%
Young Black males ages 15-34 make up 4% of the state’s population but accounted for nearly 41% of all gun homicide deaths in 2023.
Firearm Suicide in Alabama
5X
Males were five times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
53%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 18.4% of the population in Alabama but more than half (53%) of all gun suicide deaths in 2023.
41%
41% of all gun suicide deaths in 2023 were over the age of 54.
Guns are used in the majority of homicides & suicides.
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death. Age-adjusted Gun Deaths and Rates per 100,000. WONDER Online Database, 1999-2023; & WISQARS. National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) and Cost of Injury Modules. 2022
