The number of Americans who died from firearms surpassed those who died in car accidents for the first time in 2017, according to a new far-reaching report on gun violence.
The report, released by the congressional Joint Economic Committee (JEC), found that nearly 40,000 people were killed in the U.S. by a gun, including approximately 2,500 school-age children.
In 2017, 37,133 people died in motor vehicle crashes, according to the Department of Transportation.
Additionally, the report found that race and where you live are key indicators in tracking gun violence and deaths. The report found that rural states have the highest rates of gun violence “measured as a share of their economies.”
States with the highest rates of gun ownership, including Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, West Virginia and Wyoming have the highest rates of gun suicides.
Sixty percent of the total number of people who died from firearms died by suicide.
Sixty percent of the total number of people who died from firearms died by suicide.
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