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.
%
Of all gun death among youth are
Suicides
%
Of all gun deaths are
Homicides
STATISTICS
New Jersey GUN-RELATED Stats Per County
