States Where The Most People Are Killed By Guns

[Mike]

This is an interesting article. I don't think it means much other than being of interest. I find it interesting that the 10 states with the highest death rates are almost equally divided between the North and the South, with the South holding a one state lead. I was also surprised at several of the states rankings.

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To determine the states where the most people are killed by guns, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed 2020 firearm mortality data from the CDC. States are ranked by the firearm death rate — the number of firearm deaths per 100,000 residents. Population data came from the U.S. Census Bureau 2020 American Community Survey and are five year estimates.

Out of the 10 states with the highest rates of firearm mortality per capita, six are located in the South and none are among the 10 most populous states.

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[Honda]

Montana surprised me.

[Independent Voter]

Dayam , we only made it to # 2 . I figured with New Orleans we should be the top of the heap .

But , I promise, we will try harder before the next ratings .

[UTAH]

I was surprised that Alaska ranked high on death rates. It may be due to my naivete, but I'd always assumed Alaskans were the outdoorsy types who'd be more mindful of potentially harmful things.

Hunter

[Dave Grubb]

I've seen that list previously and it renders many popular "targets" as pure misconceptions---some of which we hear right here, bogus.

If you do the same comparison of crime in US cities you will find similar and likely surprising surprises.

Forbes rates most unsafe and safest. The criteria changes in these studies and you need to understand that to understand better the results.

Highest murder rates.

[Dave Grubb]

I was surprised that Alaska ranked high on death rates. It may be due to my naivete, but I'd always assumed Alaskans were the outdoorsy types who'd be more mindful of potentially harmful things.

Hunter

Just a guess, but Alaska "enjoys" very high alcohol and drug abuse rates, both of which play heavy in this number.

[UTAH]

Yes, Dave.

I've also experienced some dry cities, like Barrow - for example. However, that city returned to wet status in 1997.

Yeah, they also renamed the city Utqiagvik, which I am pretty sure is a name I cannot pronounce. Wifey and I were going to visit a cop friend there during the dry spell. I said, "No way am I going to freeze up there with nothing to drink." We didn't go.

Hunter

[Blue74]

Just a guess, but Alaska "enjoys" very high alcohol and drug abuse rates, both of which play heavy in this number.

To say nothing of the people that "escaped" into the wild to hide from their past.