---
title: "Gun Homicide and Violent Crime"
description: "Note Some trends shown in this report have been updated. Rates for overall gun deaths, firearm homicides and firearm suicides have been updated through 2013. The rate for non-fatal violent firearms victimizations has been updated through 2014. Updated charts and information can be found here. National rates of gun homicide, non-fatal gun crime and all […]"
date: "2013-05-07"
authors:
  - name: "Adam Nekola"
    job_title: "Former Web Developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/adam-nekola/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2013/05/07/gun-crime/"
categories:
  - "Criminal Justice"
---

# Gun Homicide and Violent Crime

#### Note

Some trends shown in this report have been updated. Rates for overall gun deaths, firearm homicides and firearm suicides have been updated through 2013. The rate for non-fatal violent firearms victimizations has been updated through 2014. Updated charts and information can be found [here](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2015/10/21/gun-homicides-steady-after-decline-in-90s-suicide-rate-edges-up/).

National rates of gun homicide, non-fatal gun crime and all non-fatal violent crimes have fallen since the mid-1990s. Explore the trends by age, race and gender below.