Indiana
The latest Indiana annual gun death data.
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1,258 Gun Deaths in Indiana
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2023).
436
HOMICIDES
757
SUICIDES
66
OTHER
81
YOUNG PEOPLE (1-17)
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased by 5% from 2022 to 2023. From 2014 to 2023, the overall gun death rate increased by 48%.
Indiana had the 13th highest gun homicide rate in the country in 2023.
Indiana had the 4th highest gun suicide 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 88 domestic violence-related homicides in Indiana. 74% of the homicides were by firearm.
An average of one person killed every seven hours.
Gun violence costs Hoosiers $13.1 billion annually.
This amounts to $1,915 per person.
Firearm Homicide in Indiana
4X
Males were four times as likely to die by gun homicides than females.
15X
Black people were 15 times as likely to die by gun homicide as their white counterparts.
6X
Black females were six times as likely to die by gun homicide as white females.
27X
Young Black males ages 15-34 made up 2% of the state’s population but accounted for 36% of all gun homicides in 2023. They were 27 times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
Firearm Suicide in Indiana
6X
Males were six times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
58%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 21.4% of the population in Indiana but 58% of all gun suicide deaths in 2023.
40%
40% 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
Factsheet: Gun Violence in Indiana
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