Minnesota
The latest Minnesota annual gun death data.
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525 Gun Deaths in Minnesota
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2023).
128
HOMICIDES
379
SUICIDES
18
OTHER
21
YOUNG PEOPLE (1-17)
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased by 35% from 2014 to 2023.
Minnesota had the 8th lowest gun homicide rate in the country in 2023. However, the percent increase in gun homicides from 2014 to 2023 was the 6th highest in the country.
In 2022, there were at least 51 domestic violence-related homicides in Minnesota. 41% were by firearm.
Firearms were the fourth leading cause of death among young people ages 1-17 in 2023.
An average of one person killed every seventeen hours.
Gun violence cost Minnesotans $6 billion annually.
This amounts to $1,042 per person.
Firearm Homicide in Minnesota
4X
Males were four times as likely to die by gun homicide than females.
26X
Black people were 26 times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
40%
Young Black males ages 15-34 made up 1.2% of the state’s population but accounted for 40% of all gun homicide deaths in 2023.
17X
American Indian/Alaska Native people were 17 times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts from 2019 to 2023.
Firearm Suicide in Minnesota
10X
Males were 10 times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
65%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 23% of the population in Minnesota but nearly two-thirds (65%) of all gun suicide deaths in 2023.
44%
44% of all gun suicide deaths in 2023 were over the age of 54.
Guns are used in the majority of homicides.
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 Minnesota
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