What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.
More Americans died of gun-related injuries in 2021 than in any other year on record, according to the latest available statistics from the CDC.
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More Americans died of gun-related injuries in 2021 than in any other year on record, according to the latest available statistics from the CDC.
In 2021, there were 2,590 gun deaths among U.S. children and teens under the age of 18, up from 1,732 in 2019.
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The U.S. murder rate rose 30% between 2019 and 2020 – the largest single-year increase in more than a century.
Despite deep partisan divisions on the issue, there has been a modest rise in support for stricter gun laws in the United States since 2017.
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