Gun Suicides in US Reached Record High in 2023, Even as Gun Homicides Fell a Second Year - Maryland Matters

Gun suicides in US reached record high in 2023, even as gun homicides fell a second year - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

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Gun suicides in US reached record high in 2023, even as gun homicides fell a second year - Maryland Matters

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Gun suicides in US reached record high in 2023 • Minnesota Reformer

Gun homicides fell for the second year in a row, dropping from 20,958 in 2021 to 19,651 in 2022 and 17,927 in 2023.

Gun suicides in US reached record high in 2023 • New Jersey Monitor

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As Gun Homicides Continue to Decline, Gun Suicides Reached Record High in 2023

More people in the United States died by gun suicide in 2023 than any year on record — more than by gun homicide, accidental shootings and police shootings combined. A new report analyzing federal mortality data found that suicides involving firearms made up 58% of all gun deaths in 2023 — the latest year with available data. In total, 27,300 people died by gun suicide in 2023, according to the report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violen…

NOW concerned about level of gun crimes on island

With crime on the rise, women are afraid to go out, especially at night. And the National Organisation of Women is concerned about the recent level of gun crimes on the island. President Melissa Savoury-Gittens says women are the weaker sex by nature, and as a result people often see them as easy prey and take advantage of them. She was speaking as a guest on Mornin’ Barbados.