07-15-2011, 04:21 PM
Not bad for 13% of the population:
•In 2007, the firearm death rate for African-Americans was 21.5 firearm deaths per 100,000 population.� The second and third highest firearm death rates were among Whites (9.4), and American-Indian/Alaska Natives (9.0) (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)).
•African-American children and teens are almost five times as likely as their white peers to be killed by firearms (11.30 per 100,000 African-American youth vs. 2.31 per 100,000 white youth)� (NCIPC)).
•African-American males ages 15 to 19 are almost 5 times as likely as their white peers and more than twice as likely as their Hispanic or American-Indian/Alaska Native peers to be killed by firearms (Children�s Defense Fund, p. 16, 2009).
DID YOU KNOW? Gun homicides are responsible for most firearm deaths among African-American and Hispanic-Americans, whereas gun suicides account for most firearm deaths among Whites and American-Indian/Alaska Natives.
•In 2007, 84 percent of African-American gun deaths were from homicide (NCIPC).
•In 2007, 68 percent of Hispanic-American gun deaths were from homicide (NCIPC).�
•In 2007, African-Americans represented 13 percent of the population yet accounted for 49 percent of all homicide victims (Langley, 2010).
•In 2007, 82 percent of African-American homicide victims were killed with guns (Langley, 2010).
•From 1999 to 2005, while the national homicide rate was stable, the firearm homicide rate for African-American men ages 25-44 increased by a third in large cities and suburbs (Guoquing, 2008).
•In 2007, 80 percent of gun deaths among Whites were from suicide (NCIPC).�
•In 2007, 56 percent of American-Indian/Alaska Native firearm deaths were from suicide (NCIPC).
•For all ages, the most urban counties have 1.03 times the adjusted firearm death rate of the most rural counties (Branas, p. 1750).� This means that, relative to their populations, the most rural and the most urban counties have roughly the same number of gun deaths. Rural counties have more gun suicides; urban areas have more gun homicides.
•In 2007, the firearm death rate for African-Americans was 21.5 firearm deaths per 100,000 population.� The second and third highest firearm death rates were among Whites (9.4), and American-Indian/Alaska Natives (9.0) (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)).
•African-American children and teens are almost five times as likely as their white peers to be killed by firearms (11.30 per 100,000 African-American youth vs. 2.31 per 100,000 white youth)� (NCIPC)).
•African-American males ages 15 to 19 are almost 5 times as likely as their white peers and more than twice as likely as their Hispanic or American-Indian/Alaska Native peers to be killed by firearms (Children�s Defense Fund, p. 16, 2009).
DID YOU KNOW? Gun homicides are responsible for most firearm deaths among African-American and Hispanic-Americans, whereas gun suicides account for most firearm deaths among Whites and American-Indian/Alaska Natives.
•In 2007, 84 percent of African-American gun deaths were from homicide (NCIPC).
•In 2007, 68 percent of Hispanic-American gun deaths were from homicide (NCIPC).�
•In 2007, African-Americans represented 13 percent of the population yet accounted for 49 percent of all homicide victims (Langley, 2010).
•In 2007, 82 percent of African-American homicide victims were killed with guns (Langley, 2010).
•From 1999 to 2005, while the national homicide rate was stable, the firearm homicide rate for African-American men ages 25-44 increased by a third in large cities and suburbs (Guoquing, 2008).
•In 2007, 80 percent of gun deaths among Whites were from suicide (NCIPC).�
•In 2007, 56 percent of American-Indian/Alaska Native firearm deaths were from suicide (NCIPC).
•For all ages, the most urban counties have 1.03 times the adjusted firearm death rate of the most rural counties (Branas, p. 1750).� This means that, relative to their populations, the most rural and the most urban counties have roughly the same number of gun deaths. Rural counties have more gun suicides; urban areas have more gun homicides.