Table 9: Gun Injury Numbers and Rates per 100,000, by Age, 2001–2010 Assault Gun Injuries TOTAL Number Rate 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
9,219 8,344 8,213 9,356 12,489 14,010 12,864 16,187 10,038 12,077
11.4 10.3 10.1 11.4 15.2 17.0 15.5 19.5 12.1 14.5
Under 5 Number Rate 0 44 60 10 168 41 61 114 38 185
0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.9
Ages 5-9 Number Rate 140 93 29 165 40 142 153 242 61 184
0.7 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.9
Ages 10-14 Number Rate
Ages 15-19 Number Rate
738 373 671 1,033 642 1,325 836 688 390 742
8,341 7,834 7,453 8,148 11,639 12,501 11,814 15,143 9,549 10,967
3.5 1.8 3.1 4.8 3.0 6.3 4.0 3.3 1.9 3.6
40.8 38.0 35.8 38.6 54.2 57.3 53.5 68.2 43.0 49.8
Accidental Gun Injuries TOTAL Number Rate 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
5,091 4,136 3,611 3,950 3,547 3,087 4,165 3,998 3,588 3,019
6.3 5.1 4.4 4.8 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.8 4.3 3.6
Under 5 Number Rate 112 55 35 43 32 41 10 124 111 16
0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.1
Ages 5-9 Number Rate 241 34 73 124 28 146 112 127 30 56
1.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.3
Ages 10-14 Number Rate 1,041 735 123 968 753 682 680 482 228 523
5.0 3.5 0.6 4.5 3.5 3.2 3.3 2.3 1.1 2.5
Ages 15-19 Number Rate 3,697 3,312 3,380 2,815 2,734 2,219 3,363 3,265 3,218 2,424
18.1 16.1 16.3 13.3 12.7 10.2 15.2 14.7 14.5 11.0
Self-Harm Gun Injuries TOTAL Number Rate 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
185 374 60 495 46 285 494 411 165 480
0.23 0.46 0.07 0.61 0.06 0.35 0.60 0.49 0.20 0.58
Under 5 Number Rate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ages 5-9 Number Rate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ages 10-14 Number Rate 110 9 0 0 0 93 0 0 0 0
0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ages 15-19 Number Rate 75 365 60 495 46 192 494 411 165 480
0.4 1.8 0.3 2.3 0.2 0.9 2.2 1.9 0.7 2.2
Note: Numbers may not add up to the totals due to rounding. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2001-2011. Nonfatal Injury Reports. Accessed using the Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/nonfatal.html. Calculations by the Children’s Defense Fund.
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