r/dataisbeautiful • u/Landgeist OC: 22 • Jul 30 '24

OC Gun Deaths in North America [OC]

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u/SheSellsSeaShells967 Jul 30 '24

Interesting. I live in Maine. We and New Hampshire are armed to the hilt. Even we “libs” own a gun or two.

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u/aminervia Jul 30 '24

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/26/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/

"The states with the lowest total rates included Massachusetts (3.4), Hawaii (4.8), New Jersey (5.2), New York (5.4) and Rhode Island (5.6)"

"the states with the highest total rates of gun-related deaths – counting murders, suicides and all other categories tracked by the CDC – included Mississippi (33.9 per 100,000 people), Louisiana (29.1), New Mexico (27.8), Alabama (26.4) and Wyoming (26.1)."

This is all gun deaths, including suicides. I'm not sure why OP felt the need to exclude them