Key Facts
- 88% of homicides in Minnesota are committed by firearm
- 572 Minnesotans died by a firearm
- 504 males died by a firearm
- 68 females died by a firearm
- Firearm deaths have no boundaries
- 268 people in Greater Minnesota died
- 304 people in the Twin Cities and suburbs died
- Unrestricted access to firearms increases the risk of death from suicide among men by 4x
- 100+ Minnesota Veterans died by suicide by firearms
- 391 Minnesotans died from suicide by firearms
- 12 Minnesotans were shot by law enforcement
- #1 cause of death among children is firearms
- 24 Number of children killed with a firearm in Minnesota
