Rhode Island
The latest Rhode Island annual gun death data.
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58 Gun Deaths in Rhode Island
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2023).
18
HOMICIDES
38
SUICIDES
2
OTHER
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased by 55% in 2023 compared to 2022, mainly due to the increase in gun suicides. From 2014 to 2023, the overall gun death rate increased by 60%.
While Rhode Island had the 5th lowest gun suicide rate in the country in 2023, the state’s overall gun suicide rate increased by 76% from 2014 to 2023.
An average of one person killed every six days.
Gun violence costs Rhode Islanders $409 million annually.
This amounts to $374 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 Rhode Island
4X
Males were nearly four times as likely to die by gun homicide than females from 2019 to 2023.
67%
Two-thirds (67%) of all gun homicides were young people ages 15 to 34 in 2023.
7X
Black people were seven times more likely to die by gun homicide compared to their white counterparts from 2019 to 2023.
56%
Young Hispanic/Latino males made up 3% of the state’s population but accounted for 56% of all gun homicides in 2023.
83%
Providence County had the highest gun homicide rate in the state from 2019 to 2023. 83% of all gun homicides occurred in Providence County in 2023.
Firearm Suicide in Rhode Island
55%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 21% of the population in Rhode Island but 55% of all gun suicide deaths in 2023.
53%
More than half (53%) 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 Rhode Island
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