Orlando massacre breakout: Gun deaths by state
How high is gun crime across the US - and which states have the worst figures?
The U.S. has the highest gun ownership rate in the world - there are 89 guns for every 100 Americans, according to FBI crime statistics.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports Iowa's rate of 7.25 firearm deaths per 100,000 people ranks 8th lowest nationally. Hawaii has the lowest at 3.25. Louisiana has the highest at 18.9.
The CDC lists the number of both intentional and unintentional deaths from firearms as:
2009: 193
2010: 213
2011: 220
2012: 217
2013: 253
2014: 241
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Harvard School of Public Health looked at gun laws and gun deaths in all 50 states from 2007 to 2010. They concluded “A higher number of firearm laws in a state are associated with a lower rate of firearm fatalities in the state, overall and for suicides and homicides individually.” Their study was published in
. But the authors said they couldn’t determine cause-and-effect.Mass shootings involving assault weapons:
Senator Dick Durbin calls on Congress to pass new gun control legislation:
