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STATISTICS 

THE ANALYTICS BEHIND VIOLENCE

Explore the stats behind violence 

HOW GUN VIOLENCE IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITIES

In an average year, 439 people die and 1,398 are wounded by guns in New Jersey.

248

NJ Gun-Related Homicides

15,889

National Gun-Related Homicides

THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE

Nationally

In an average year, 40,620 people die due to gun violence nationally, that’s a rate of 12.2 deaths per 100,000 people.

THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE

New Jersey

In New Jersey, 42% of deaths caused by gun violence are suicides and 56% are caused  by gun violence are homicides.

THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE

Hudson County

By the end of last year, Hudson County recorded 30 homicides in the county of 724,000 people.

THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE

Jersey City

Jersey City ranked number 8 in gun-related homicides for the month of July 2022

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GUN VIOLENCE IN NEW JERSEY

In an average year, 439 people die by guns.

With a rate of 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people, New Jersey has the 5th-lowest rate of gun deaths in the US.

Youth Violence 

Firearms are the 3rd leading cause of death among children and teens in New Jersey.

Causes of Violence

James Baldwin

USA

I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.

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Of all gun death among youth are

Suicides 

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Of all gun deaths are 

Homicides

THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE

New Jersey 

THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE

Hudson County 

THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE

Jersey City 

STATISTICS

New Jersey GUN-RELATED Stats Per County