Quick Facts
Here you will find a printable fact sheet with statistics about firearm injury and
storage in the United States and in Washington:
In the United States
In Washington State
References
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- Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Reduce firearm-related deaths — IVP‑13. https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/violence-prevention/reduce-firearm-related-deaths-ivp-13/data?group=Age%20group%E2%80%A0%20%C2%A7&from=2018&to=2022&state=United%20States&populations=#edit-submit. Accessed August 27, 2024.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System, Mortality 2018-2022 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2024. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 2018-2022, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html on Aug 27, 2024 6:18:38 PM
- Schaeffer K. Key facts about Americans and guns. Pew Research Center. July 24, 2024. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/24/key-facts-about-americans-and-guns/. Accessed August 27, 2024.
- National Instant Criminal Background Check System, Federal Bureau of Investigation. NICS Firearm Checks: Month/Year by State. https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/nics_firearm_checks_-_month_year_by_state.pdf/view. Accessed August 27, 2024.
- Anestis MD, Moceri-Brooks J, Johnson RL, et al. Assessment of Firearm Storage Practices in the US, 2022. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(3):e231447. Published 2023 Mar 1. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.1447
- Miller M, Azrael D. Firearm Storage in US Households With Children: Findings From the 2021 National Firearm Survey. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(2):e2148823. Published 2022 Feb 1. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48823
- Washington State Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. [2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022].