Injuries inflicted by another person with intent to injure or kill, by use of firearmsDeaths related to injury and violence include deaths such as those due to motor vehicle crashes, unintentional drug overdoses, falls, suicides, or homicides. Nationally, between 2007 and 2017, the death rate from all injuries, regardless of intent, increased by 19.8%, from 59.7 to 71.5 deaths per 100,000 population (age adjusted). Looking at death rates by the different causes of death provides information about trends and opportunities for prevention and treatment.
In 2021, the age-adjusted rate per 100,000 population of Deaths from Homicide by Firearms Discharge (All) in Alachua County was 9.9 compared to Florida at 5.9. Since the oldest age at death varies, an ending age of 999 is used to retrieve all records up to and including the oldest age.
Alachua County is in the fourth quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, the situation occurs less often in about three quarters of the counties than in Alachua County. The map illustrates county data by quartile. It is shown when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.
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Age-adjusted Deaths from Homicide by Firearms Discharge, 2021
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Alachua | AL |
Baker | BA |
Bay | BY |
Bradford | BF |
Brevard | BV |
Broward | BW |
Calhoun | CA |
Charlotte | CH |
Citrus | CI |
Clay | CL |
Collier | CO |
Columbia | CU |
Desoto | DE |
Dixie | DI |
Duval | DU |
Escambia | ES |
Flagler | FL |
Franklin | FR |
Gadsden | GA |
Gilchrist | GI |
Glades | GL |
Gulf | GU |
Hamilton | HT |
Hardee | HA |
Hendry | HE |
Hernando | HN |
Highlands | HL |
Hillsborough | HB |
Holmes | HM |
Indian river | IR |
Jackson | JS |
Jefferson | JE |
Lafayette | LY |
Lake | LA |
Lee | LE |
Leon | LO |
Levy | LV |
Liberty | LI |
Madison | MS |
Manatee | MN |
Marion | MR |
Martin | MA |
Miami-Dade | DA |
Monroe | MO |
Nassau | NA |
Okaloosa | OL |
Okeechobee | OK |
Orange | OR |
Osceola | OS |
Palm beach | PB |
Pasco | PA |
Pinellas | PL |
Polk | PO |
Putnam | PN |
Santa rosa | SR |
Sarasota | SS |
Seminole | SO |
St. Johns | SJ |
St. Lucie | SL |
Sumter | ST |
Suwannee | SN |
Taylor | TA |
Union | UN |
Volusia | VO |
Wakulla | WK |
Walton | WT |
Washington | WG |
Age-adjusted Deaths from Homicide by Firearms Discharge, Single Year|
2021 | 25 | 9.9 | 1,153 | 5.9 |
2020 | 14 | 5.5 | 1,226 | 6.3 |
2019 | 5 | 2.2 | 1,011 | 5.2 |
2018 | 11 | 3.8 | 976 | 5.0 |
2017 | 9 | 2.7 | 938 | 5.0 |
2016 | 6 | 2.7 | 989 | 5.4 |
2015 | 3 | 1.3 | 873 | 4.7 |
2014 | 2 | 0.9 | 807 | 4.4 |
2013 | 8 | 3.4 | 814 | 4.5 |
2012 | 8 | 3.2 | 867 | 4.8 |
2011 | 7 | 2.5 | 821 | 4.6 |
2010 | 12 | 5.2 | 755 | 4.3 |
2009 | 8 | 2.6 | 807 | 4.6 |
2008 | 2 | 0.7 | 885 | 5.1 |
2007 | 7 | 3.3 | 929 | 5.4 |
2006 | 7 | 2.7 | 800 | 4.6 |
2005 | 2 | 1.0 | 625 | 3.7 |
2004 | 5 | 2.4 | 647 | 3.9 |
2003 | 6 | 2.5 | 660 | 4.1 |
2002 | 6 | 2.2 | 633 | 4.0 |