Special Committee on Gun Violence
Firearms and Public Health
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In 2002, there were 30,242 firearm deaths in the United States. In addition, an estimated 54,057 nonfatal firearm injuries and 19,163 bb/pellet gun injuries were treated in U.S. emergency departments.
Centers for Disease Control, WISQARS. http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/#nonfatal
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According to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) in 2005, 477,040 victims of violent crimes stated that they faced an offender with a firearm.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/guns.htm
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Incidents involving a firearm represent 9% of the 4.7 million violent crimes of rape and sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated and simple assault in 2005.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/guns.htm
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The FBI's Crime in the United States estimated that 66% of the 16,137 murders in 2004 were committed with firearms.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/guns.htm
