Trends and Patterns in Firearm Violence, 1993–2018

By Grace Kena and Jennifer L. Truman 

This report describes trends and patterns in fatal and nonfatal firearm violence from 1993 to 2018 and for the more recent period of 2014 to 2018. The report includes data on the type of firearm; location of the incident; victim and offender demographic characteristics and relationship; type of violence, injury, and treatment; police notification; and victims’ self-protective behaviors.

Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of Crime Statistics, 2022. 26p.