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Data are for the U.S.

Emergency department visits
  • Number of emergency department visits for assault: 1.8 million

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2022 National Summary Tables, table 15 [PDF – 1 MB]

Mortality

All homicides

  • Number of deaths: 22,830
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 6.8

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER

Firearm homicides

  • Number of deaths: 17,927
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 5.4

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER

Related FastStats

  • All Injuries
  • Accidental/Unintentional Injuries
  • Suicide/Self-Inflicted Injury

More data: reports and tables

  • Trends in Homicide from Health, United States
  • Deaths: Leading Causes for 2021 [PDF – 3 MB]
  • Emergency Department Visit Rates for Assaults: United States, 2019-2021
  • Suicide and Homicide Death Rates Among Youth and Young Adults Ages 10–24: United States, 2001-2021
  • Homicides Among Infants in the United States, 2017–2020 [PDF – 343 KB]

More data: query tools

  • CDC WONDER-Multiple Cause-of-Death Data
  • CDC WONDER – Underlying Cause of Death
  • NCHS Mortality Dashboard
  • Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS)
Related Links
  • 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
Last Reviewed: January 17, 2025
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