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BJS has released Trends and Patterns in Firearm Violence, 1993–2023. This report examines trends and patterns in firearm violence from 1993 to 2023 using a combination of data sources to provide a broad perspective on firearm violence in the United States. It presents statistics on fatal and nonfatal firearm violence, including firearm type, incident location, victim and offender demographic characteristics, victim-offender relationship, injury and treatment type, police notification, and victims’ self-protective behaviors.
Estimates in this report are based primarily on data from BJS’s National Crime Victimization Survey. Additional estimates come from CDC’s National Violent Death Reporting System, National Syndromic Surveillance Program, and Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
Trends and Patterns in Firearm Violence, 1993–2023 (NCJ 309428) was written by BJS Statisticians Erika Harrell, PhD, and Jennifer L. Truman, PhD, and by Katherine A. Fowler, PhD, Kristin Holland, PhD, Thomas R. Simon, PhD, and Steven A. Sumner, MD, MSc, of the Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS’s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Kevin M. Scott, PhD, is the acting director.
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