May 29 - Gun deaths outpaced motor vehicle deaths in 12 states and
the District of Columbia in 2010, the most recent year for which
comprehensive state-level data is available, a new analysis
from the Violence Policy Center (VPC) shows. Nationwide, improved
safety standards have steadily reduced traffic fatalities over the past
decade, while firearm deaths (homicides, suicides, and fatal
unintentional shootings) continue unabated.
Nationally in 2010, there were 31,672 firearm deaths and 35,498 motor
vehicle deaths, compared to 28,874 firearm deaths and 42,624 motor
vehicle deaths in 1999. More than 90 percent of American households own a
car while little more than a third of American households contain a
gun.
In 2010, gun deaths (including gun suicides, homicides, and fatal
unintentional shootings) outpaced motor vehicle deaths in: Alaska,
Arizona, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland,
Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, and Washington (see below for
the mortality figures for each jurisdiction). Data is from the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control.
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