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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Gun-related violence

Gun-related violence

  • Deaths caused by guns
  • Firearm violence

Incidence

Suicides represent 60% of gun-related deaths. In 2017 in the USA, of the 39,000 gun-related deaths: 23,000 were suicides; 14,000 were homocides 13,000 were accidental shootings or war; 71 were mass shootings.

Broader

Violent crime
Unpresentable

Narrower

Suicide
Excellent
Mass shootings
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

War
Excellent
Video violence
Unpresentable

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Content quality
Unpresentable
 Unpresentable
Language
English
D7NID
240405
Last update
Oct 4, 2020