by grzegorz on Fri May 04, 2018 8:57 am
Speaking of Chicago why not go state by state?
From USA Today
States with the most (and least) gun violence. See where your state stacks up.
THOMAS C. FROHLICH AND JOHN HARRINGTON | 24/7 WALL STREET
2:12 pm EST February 21, 2018
AP
The latest mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school reignited the debate over gun ownership rights and further highlighted the role that mental illness plays in these tragic episodes of gun violence in the United States.
While grabbing the most headlines, gun violence is not limited to mass shootings. Gun fatalities include homicides, accidents, and suicides. There were 38,658 firearm deaths in the United States in 2016. Of those fatalities, 22,938 were suicides and 14,415 were homicides.
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No part of the country has been spared mass shootings. The 10 deadliest incidents have occurred in Texas, California, Florida, Virginia, Connecticut, Oklahoma and Nevada.
When adjusted for the population size, five of the deadliest 10 states are in the South, and six are among the 10 poorest U.S. states. In all but five states, more than half of all firearm fatalities were suicides.
24/7 Wall St. reviewed data on gun violence by state based on the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which tracks the number of gun-related deaths in each state.
50. Massachusetts
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 3.4 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 242 (suicides: 140, homicides: 89)
Violent crime rate: 376.9 per 100,000 (23rd highest)
Permit required to carry handgun: Yes
Poverty rate: 10.4% (9th lowest)
49. Rhode Island
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 4.0 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 49 (suicides: 35, homicides: N/A)
Violent crime rate: 238.9 per 100,000 (8th lowest)
Permit required to carry handgun: Yes
Poverty rate: 12.8% (22nd lowest)
48. New York
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 4.4 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 900 (suicides: 490, homicides: 390)
Violent crime rate: 376.2 per 100,000 (24th highest)
Permit required to carry handgun: Yes
Poverty rate: 14.7% (16th highest)
47. Hawaii
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 4.5 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 66 (suicides: 37, homicides: 22)
Violent crime rate: 309.2 per 100,000 (21st lowest)
Permit required to carry handgun: Yes
Poverty rate: 9.3% (2nd lowest)
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46. Connecticut
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 4.6 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 172 (suicides: 110, homicides: 55)
Violent crime rate: 227.1 per 100,000 (5th lowest)
Permit required to carry handgun: Yes
Poverty rate: 9.8% (4th lowest)
45. New Jersey
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 5.5 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 485 (suicides: 176, homicides: 297)
Violent crime rate: 245.0 per 100,000 (12th lowest)
Permit required to carry handgun: Yes
Poverty rate: 10.4% (9th lowest)
44. Minnesota
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 7.6 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 432 (suicides: 332, homicides: 83)
Violent crime rate: 242.6 per 100,000 (9th lowest)
Permit required to carry handgun: Yes (concealed and open carry)
Poverty rate: 9.9% (6th lowest)
43. California
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 7.9 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 3184 (suicides: 1595, homicides: 1467)
Violent crime rate: 445.3 per 100,000 (15th highest)
Permit required to carry handgun: Yes (in incorporated areas and concealed anywhere)
Poverty rate: 14.3% (20th highest)
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School walk toward the Florida state Capitol in Tallahassee on Feb. 21, 2018.
COLIN ABBEY, EPA-EFE
42. Maine
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 8.2 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 123 (suicides: 112, homicides: N/A)
Violent crime rate: 123.8 per 100,000 (the lowest)
Permit required to carry handgun: No (No permit is necessary to carry openly or to carry a concealed handgun if person is at least 21.)
Poverty rate: 12.5% (21st lowest)
41. Washington
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 9.0 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 686 (suicides: 515, homicides: 146)
Violent crime rate: 302.2 per 100,000 (19th lowest)
Permit required to carry handgun: Yes
Poverty rate: 11.3% (14th lowest)
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40. Nebraska
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 9.1 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 171 (suicides: 116, homicides: 45)
Violent crime rate: 291.0 per 100,000 (17th lowest)
Permit required to carry handgun: Yes
Poverty rate: 11.4% (15th lowest)
39. Iowa
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 9.2 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 288 (suicides: 228, homicides: 49)
Violent crime rate: 290.6 per 100,000 (16th lowest)
Permit required to carry handgun: Yes
Poverty rate: 11.8% (18th lowest)
38. New Hampshire
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 9.3 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 132 (suicides: 123, homicides: N/A)
Violent crime rate: 197.6 per 100,000 (3rd lowest)
Permit required to carry handgun: No (A concealed handgun in the state does not require a permit. However, New Hampshire gun laws consider it illegal to carry a loaded handgun concealed on oneself or in a vehicle.)
Poverty rate: 7.3% (the lowest)
37. Delaware
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 10.9 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 111 (suicides: 65, homicides: 44)
Violent crime rate: 508.8 per 100,000 (9th highest)
Permit required to carry handgun: Yes
Poverty rate: 11.7% (16th lowest)
36. Vermont
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 11.0 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 78 (suicides: 69, homicides: N/A)
Violent crime rate: 158.3 per 100,000 (2nd lowest)
Permit required to carry handgun: No (Vermont does not issue permits nor require one for law-abiding citizens to carry concealed.)
Poverty rate: 11.9% (19th lowest)
35. Wisconsin
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 11.4 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 664 (suicides: 455, homicides: 188)
Violent crime rate: 305.9 per 100,000 (20th lowest)
Permit required to carry handgun: Yes
Poverty rate: 11.8% (18th lowest)
A makeshift memorial with crosses for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre is pictured standing outside a home.
ROBERT F. BUKATY, AP
34. Illinois
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 11.6 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 1490 (suicides: 506, homicides: 944)
Violent crime rate: 436.3 per 100,000 (16th highest)
Permit required to carry handgun: FOID Required
Poverty rate: 13.0% (24th lowest)
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33. Oregon
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 11.8 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 513 (suicides: 414, homicides: 78)
Violent crime rate: 264.6 per 100,000 (14th lowest)
Permit required to carry handgun: Yes
Poverty rate: 13.3% (24th highest)
32. Maryland
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 11.8 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 707 (suicides: 251, homicides: 436)
Violent crime rate: 472.0 per 100,000 (11th highest)
Permit required to carry handgun: Yes
Poverty rate: 9.7% (3rd lowest)
31. Pennsylvania
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 11.9 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 1555 (suicides: 976, homicides: 538)
Violent crime rate: 316.4 per 100,000 (22nd lowest)
Permit required to carry handgun: Yes
Poverty rate: 12.9% (23rd lowest)
30. North Dakota
Firearm deaths per 100,000 people: 11.9 per 100,000
Total firearm deaths 2016: 90 (suicides: 75, homicides: N/A)
Violent crime rate: 251.1 per 100,000 (13th lowest)
Permit required to carry handgun: No
Poverty rate: 10.7% (10th lowest)
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