Protect Minnesota’s 2025 fact sheet on lethal gun violence in Minnesota provides a clear, data-based overview of firearm deaths across the state.
Drawing from Minnesota death certificate data maintained by the Minnesota Department of Health, the report documents 549 gun deaths in 2025, including 424 suicides, 119 homicides, and 6 other firearm deaths.
It also breaks down who was most affected by sex, race and ethnicity, age, education, veteran status, and geography, showing that gun violence in Minnesota is both a suicide crisis and a community violence crisis.
Extreme Risk Protection Orders
Learn how Minnesota’s Extreme Risk Protection Orders work, who can file a petition, and how ERPOs can help prevent gun violence.
