Gun Violence Facts
Over 3,353 gun-related deaths occur in Texas each year. By better understanding the scope of the problem we can build strong solutions that save lives.
Texas Statistics
- Texas Crime Analysis 2016 (Archive: 2015, 2014)
- Firearm Mortality by State 2016 (Archive: 2015, 2014)
- Number of Firearm Hospitalizations 2015 (Archives: 2013, 2014)
- Domestic Violence and Guns
- The State of Texas Children - 2017
- Guns #2 Cause of Accidental Child Death in Harris County
- Children Living with Unlocked, Loaded Firearms
- Firearm Suicide Rates TX Compared to U.S. 2015 (Archives: 2014, 2013)
- TSA Report of Firearms Discovered in Carry-on Bags at Texas Airports 2017
- Number of Active Texas Concealed Carry Handgun License Holders
- Firearms Reported Lost or Stolen By State
- Guns Should Not Be Stored in Cars. 1 in 6 Auto Thefts Were From Unlocked Vehicles
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U.S. Statistics
- Statistics of Gun Ownership in the US
- CDC Report of 2016 Firearm Injuries (Archive: 2015)
- CDC Report of 2015 Homicides by Firearm
- The State of American Children - Guns and Gun Violence Jan 2018
- Guns are Now the Third Leading Cause of Death for US Children (2018)
- Annual Hospital Cost of Treating Firearm Injuries in the US
- Gun Deaths in America Interactive Graph
- Reports of Gun Deaths by State
- FBI Report of 2016 Crime in the United States (FiveThirtyEight Analysis)
- Anger/Impulse Control and Access to Guns
- Health Affairs Study of 50 Years of American Children Mortality Compared to 19 Other Countries
- Analysis of U.S. Law Enforcement Line of Duty Deaths 2010-2014
- Suicide Higher in Rural Areas Due to Access to Firearms
- TSA Report of Guns Discovered in Carry-On Bags at US Airports 2017
- ATF Report: Guns Lost or Stolen from Licensed Gun Stores 2013-2017
- Total Guns Reported Lost or Stolen by State - Including Private Owners
- Stolen Guns: The Impact of Stolen Firearms on Crime in the US 2017
- FBI NICS Firearm Background Checks Initiated since 1998
- Suicide Among Veterans
- Pentagon Study on Quality of Care for PTSD and Depression in the Military Health System (2017)
- Background Checks for Firearm Transfers
- Data on Gun Threats and Self Defense Gun Use - Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health Report
- The Epidemiology of Self Defense Gun Use - Journal of Preventative Medicine 2015
- Pew Research Study on America's Complex Relationship with Guns (2017)
- Gun Violence Archive (collected from media reports)
- CDC Report of Homicides of Adult Women and the Role of Intimate Partners (2003-2014)
- The Effects of Gun Prevalence on Burglary
- Formal Firearm Training Statistics (Adults in the U.S.)
- Quinnipiac University Poll - November 2017: 95% Support Universal Background Checks
- Quinnipiac University Poll - February 2018: Americans Support Stricter Gun Laws 2-1
- Contagion in Mass Killings and School Shootings - Copycat Threats
Texas Tragedies
- Six Year Old Boy Among Four People Shot Outside a Texas Roadhouse in San Antonio
- 3 Texas Children Accidentally Shot in 5 Day Span Renews Debate over Texas Law
- Woman Kills Husband, 2 Sons, Then Herself in Texas Hotel
- Gunman Kills 26 and injures 20 at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs Texas
- Eight Killed in Plano Shooting at Dallas Cowboys Watch Party
- Dallas Paramedic Shot While Treating a Shooting Victim
- Fatal Shooting of Jordan Edwards, 15, Did Not Meet Police Core Values
- Two Dead in Murder Suicide in North Dallas Office Building
- Texas Teen Shot Dead in Park Following Game of Russian Roulette
- Corpus Christi Father Arrested After Son, 2, Dies in Accidental Shooting
- Four Dead, One Critically Injured, in a Weekend Shooting in Houston
- Two Children Shot Playing With a Gun at Ft Worth Chuck E Cheese
- Shots Fired at Houston Rodeo 2017
- Suspect in Lake Travis Double Homicide is Dead after Police Chase in Mississippi
- Teenage Boy Shot After Gun Accidentally Discharges
- Texas Boy, 15, Dies After Russian Roulette Shooting
- South Texas Police Office Dies of Self Inflicted Gunshot Wound
- At Least 194 Children Have Been Shot To Death Since Newtown (Harrisburg, TX story included)
- When is an Accidental Shooting Really a Crime? (Two Harris County Children Shootings included)
- Dallas Police Shooting, 2016
- Twenty-One Texas Mass Shootings Not Stopped by “Good Guys” with Guns, 2015
- Texas Southern University Shooting, 2015
- Eight Killed in Home Shooting, 2015
- Waco Biker Gang Massacre, 2015
