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Idaho

The latest Idaho annual gun death data.

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356 Gun Deaths in Idaho

Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2023).

33

HOMICIDES

304

SUICIDES

19

OTHER

20

YOUNG PEOPLE (1-17)

Key Takeaways

  • The overall gun death rate increased by 36% from 2014 to 2023.   

  • Idaho had the 4th highest gun suicide rate in the country overall in 2023.  

  • Firearms were the second leading cause of death among young people ages 1-17 in 2023. 

  • In 2022, there were at least 14 domestic violence-related homicides in Idaho. 79% were by firearm.

An average of one person killed every day.

Gun violence costs $3.5 billion in Idaho annually.

This amounts to $1,813 per person.

Gun homicide rate data is suppressed by the CDC or unreliable for years without a data point on the graph.

Firearm Homicide in Idaho

42%

42% of all gun homicides were young people ages 15 to 34. 

3x

Males were three times as likely to die by gun homicide than females from 2019 to 2023. 

Firearm Suicide in Idaho

6X

Males were six times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.  

56%

White males over the age of 34 accounted for nearly 23% of the population in Idaho but 56% of all gun suicide deaths in 2023.  

55%

55% of all gun suicide deaths in 2023 were over the age of 44. 

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 

 

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