Emergency Department Visits From Firearm Injuries

Emergency Department Visits From Firearm Injuries

Discharges from civilian, non-federal hospital emergency departments located in Florida, where the firearm injury such as handguns, rifles, shotguns, or other unspecified firearms (airgun, BB gun and others).

Emergency room visits due to firearms discharging such as handguns, rifles, shotguns, or other unspecified firearms (airgun, BB gun and others) which may lead to premature death, years of potential life lost, disability, lost productivity and high medical costs.

In 2022, the age-adjusted rate per 100,000 of Emergency Department Visits From Firearm Injuries in Alachua County was 16.5 compared to Florida at 17.4. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

Alachua County is in the third quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, the age-adjusted rate per 100,000 of Emergency Department Visits From Firearm Injuries is less in about half of the counties, and more in about one quarter of the countiess.

The map illustrates county data by quartile. A quartile map is presented when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.

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Alachua County
Age-adjusted Emergency Department Visits From Firearm Injuries, Single Year
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Age-adjusted Emergency Department Visits From Firearm Injuries, Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year  
AlachuaFlorida
Data YearCountRateCountRate
20225516.53,44817.4
20217122.03,46817.9
20205920.43,60218.7
20194213.62,75914.4
20183712.92,74914.5
20173411.22,80815.1
2016238.42,93115.9
2015289.22,97116.2
20143311.02,60214.2
2013196.72,41213.4
2012195.62,34613.1
2011155.52,28712.9
2010145.62,16512.4
2009238.42,40313.8
2008208.62,78116.0
2007308.72,65915.4
2006207.32,23113.1
2005124.01,94911.7
Florida
Age-adjusted Emergency Department Visits From Firearm Injuries, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2022
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Age-adjusted Emergency Department Visits From Firearm Injuries, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2022    
CountyCountRate
Florida3,44817.4
Alachua5516.5
Baker4.1
Bay3118.4
Bradford9.2
Brevard8115.3
Broward36020.5
Calhoun650.6
Charlotte129.7
Citrus2622.0
Clay2612.2
Collier2810.1
Columbia3044.2
Miami-Dade51420.2
DeSoto6.0
Dixie633.6
Duval33232.5
Escambia9329.4
Flagler78.9
Franklin12.1
Gadsden39102.5
Gilchrist15.9
Glades22.3
Gulf6.2
Hamilton7.8
Hardee3.9
Hendry2049.5
Hernando2313.6
Highlands1418.3
Hillsborough27718.8
Holmes3.0
Indian River108.2
Jackson922.0
Jefferson24.0
Lafayette56.2
Lake4012.3
Lee7311.6
Leon8925.8
Levy721.6
Liberty24.7
Madison14.5
Manatee6521.2
Marion5016.8
Martin1612.1
Monroe1.2
Nassau56.3
Okaloosa3114.9
Okeechobee1130.3
Orange22214.5
Osceola4711.0
Palm Beach19015.1
Pasco539.7
Pinellas10613.3
Polk10815.3
Putnam2642.8
St. Johns238.9
St. Lucie7525.9
Santa Rosa2714.7
Sarasota237.7
Seminole357.8
Sumter1212.6
Suwannee818.8
Taylor941.1
Union531.8
Volusia5310.7
Wakulla3.6
Walton69.2
Washington9.9
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Data Note(s)

Data Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

  • Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.

  • Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.

  • Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.

  • MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.

  • Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.

  • Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.

  • * - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

  • ICD-9-CM: E922.0 – E922.3, E922.8, E922.9, E955.0 – E955.4, E965.0 – E965.4, E985.0 – E985.4, E970, E979.4 listed as the first valid external cause of injury in the injury ED subset. ICD-10-CM*: W32.0, W32.1, W33.0, W33.1, W34.00, W34.09, W34.10, W34.19, X72, X73, X74.8, X74.9, X93, X94, X95.8, X95.9, Y38.4, Y22, Y23, Y24.8, Y24.9, Y35.00-Y35.03, Y35.09, *7th character of A or missing (reflects initial encounter, active treatment) listed in any external cause of injury field of the injury ED subset.
  • Data are based on county of residence.
  • Blank data fields indicate results have been suppressed because counts are between 1 and 4.
  • All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.