New Mexico
The latest New Mexico annual gun death data.
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530 Gun Deaths in New Mexico
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2023).
218
HOMICIDES
284
SUICIDES
28
OTHER
33
YOUNG PEOPLE (1-17)
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased by 58% from 2014 to 2023.
New Mexico had the 4th highest overall gun death rate in the country; the state also had the highest gun homicide rate among Hispanic/Latino 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 25 domestic violence-related homicides in New Mexico. 60% were by firearm.
An average of one person killed every seventeen hours.
Gun violence costs New Mexicans $6.2 billion per year.
This amounts to $2,945 per person.
Firearm Homicide in New Mexico
4X
Males were four times as likely to die by gun homicide than females.
3X
New Mexico had the highest gun homicide rate among Hispanic/Latino people in the country in 2023. Hispanic/Latino people were three times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
32%
Although Hispanic/Latino males ages 15-34 made up 7.5% of the state’s population, they accounted for 32% of all gun homicide deaths in 2023.
2X
American Indian/Alaska Native people were two times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts between 2019 and 2023.
Firearm Suicide in New Mexico
8X
Males were eight times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
38%
38% of all gun suicides were among Hispanic/Latino people in 2023.
33%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 12.3% of the population in New Mexico but 33% of all gun suicide deaths in 2023.
37%
37% of all gun suicide deaths in 2023 were people 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 New Mexico
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