A brief look at homicide
Posted on byHealth care use:
1.8 million emergency department visits for assault
– National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2006
Mortality:
Number of deaths from homicide: 18,124
Deaths per 100,00 population: 6.1
Firearm homicide deaths: 12,352
Deaths per 100,000 population: 4.2
–Deaths: Final Data for 2005
Page last reviewed: February 4, 2009
Page last updated: February 4, 2009
Content source:
CDC, National Center for Health Statistics