Assault or Homicide
Data are for the U.S.
Emergency department visits
- Number of emergency department visits for assault: 1.4 million
Mortality
All homicides
- Number of deaths: 24,849
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 7.5
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER
Firearm homicides
- Number of deaths: 19,651
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 5.9
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER
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More data: reports and tables
- Trends in Homicide from Health, United States
- Deaths: Leading Causes for 2021 [PDF – 3 MB]
- Emergency Department Visit Rates for Assaults: United States, 2019-2021
- Suicide and Homicide Death Rates Among Youth and Young Adults Ages 10–24: United States, 2001-2021
- Homicides Among Infants in the United States, 2017–2020 [PDF – 343 KB]