Assault or Homicide

• Number of emergency department visits for assault: 1.4 million

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2021 National Summary Tables, table 15 [PDF – 830 KB]

All homicides

• Number of deaths: 26,031
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 7.8

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2021) via CDC WONDER

Firearm homicides

• Number of deaths: 20,958
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 6.3

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2021) via CDC WONDER

• Ambulatory Health Care Data
• Mortality Statistics
• National Center for Health Statistics: Injury Data and Resources
• Injury Definitions and Methods [PDF – 2.5 MB]
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control