Gun violence caused more deaths than COVID-19 in 2021 in U.S
WASHINGTON – Nearly 49,000 people died from gun violence in the U.S. in 2021, according to a report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
This means that every 11 minutes, at least one person died as a direct result of gun violence.
The report also shows that 26,328 people committed suicide with a gun.
According to the report, firearms were the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in 2021, causing more deaths than COVID-19, car accidents, or cancer.
Titled “U.S. Gun Violence in 2021: An Accounting of a Public Health Crisis”, it revealed that in 2021, gun deaths reached the highest number ever recorded for the second straight year in a row.
The study also showed that Blacks are disproportionately affected by homicides involving firearms.
They are nearly 14 times more likely to die from gun violence than their white peers.
“Young Black males (15–34) are disproportionately impacted—although they represented 2% of the total population in the U.S., they accounted for 36% of all gun homicides in 2021. Their firearm homicide rate was 24 times higher than white males of the same age group,” said the report.
The study calls on policymakers to do something about the easy access and availability of firearms that lead to high suicide and homicide rates.
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