Connecticut
The latest Connecticut annual gun death data.
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225 Gun Deaths in Connecticut
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2023).
104
HOMICIDES
112
SUICIDES
9
OTHER
11
YOUNG PEOPLE (1-17)
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased by 24% from 2014 to 2023.
Connecticut had the 6th lowest gun death rate in the country in 2023.
Firearms were the third leading cause of death among young people ages 1-17 from 2019 to 2023.
In 2022, there were at least 33 domestic violence-related homicides in Connecticut. 58% were by firearm.
County Firearm Death Data
This map shows county-level firearm death data from 2020–2024. Users can filter to view overall firearm deaths, firearm homicides, or firearm suicides. Death counts reflect the total number of deaths between 2020–2024 while rates represent the average annual rate during this period. The map includes finalized CDC mortality data through 2023 and preliminary data for 2024, providing a snapshot of COVID-era and post-COVID trends. All data comes from CDC WONDER.*
An average of one person killed every two days
Gun violence costs Connecticuters more than $2.7 billion annually.
This amounts to $752 per person.
Firearm Homicide in Connecticut
6X
Males were over six times as likely to die by gun homicide than females from 2019 to 2023.
63%
Young people ages 15-34 accounted for 63% of all gun homicide deaths in 2023.
30x
Black people were 30 times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts from 2019 to 2023.
38%
Young Black males ages 15-34 made up nearly 2% of the state’s population but accounted for 38% of all gun homicide deaths in 2023.
7x
Hispanic/Latino people were seven times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts from 2019 to 2023.
Firearm Suicide in Connecticut
13X
Males were 13 times as likely to die by gun suicide than females from 2019 to 2023.
64%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for nearly 20% of the population in Connecticut but 64% of all gun suicide deaths in 2023.
50%
Half (50%) of all gun suicide deaths in 2023 were over the age of 54.
Guns are used in the majority of homicides
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death. Age-adjusted Gun Deaths and Rates per 100,000. WONDER Online Database, 1999-2023; & WISQARS. National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) and Cost of Injury Modules. 2022
*Beginning in 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau stopped producing annual county-level population estimates for Connecticut’s eight historical counties. Instead, the American Community Survey now reports data using the state’s nine Councils of Governments as county-equivalents. Because this shift prevents construction of annual denominators comparable to those used for other states, we calculated Connecticut’s county-level gun death rates using the 2021 population counts as a fixed denominator for the 2020–2024 period. These rates should be interpreted as approximations, since the fixed denominator may misrepresent the true population and therefore the underlying rate.*
MAP DATA SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau. (2023, September). Change to county-equivalents in the state of Connecticut for 2022 ACS. American Community Survey technical documentation: User notes. U.S. Department of Commerce. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/user-notes/2023-01.html
Connecticut's Risk Protection Order
In Connecticut, a risk protection order temporarily prohibits individuals who pose an imminent danger of injury to self or others from purchasing and possessing firearms and ammunition. Any family or household member or medical professional who has a good faith belief that a person poses a risk of imminent personal injury to himself or herself or to another person may make an application for a risk protection order investigation. Visit ERPO.org for more information on CT's ERPO law.
Factsheet: Gun Violence in Connecticut
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