NC Firearm Injury and Death Data

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North Carolinians die every day from a firearm-related death

There were 1,798 firearm-related deaths among NC residents in 2024.

57%

NC firearm deaths were suicides in 2024

There were 1,027 firearm suicide deaths in 2024, an increase of 33% over the previous 10 years.

38%

NC firearm deaths were homicides in 2024

Firearm homicide deaths rose by 58% over the past 10 years but decreased from 2021 by 16%.

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Source: Firearm Injury and Death in North Carolina, 2023 (PDF)

Emergency Department Visit Trends

NC Firearm Injury Surveillance Through Emergency Rooms (NC-FASTER) shares quarterly reports with early data on nonfatal firearm injuries. These sheets help prevention and response partners statewide.

County-Level Data

Firearm injuries and deaths among NC residents by county

NC Violent Death Data

Data from the NC Violent Death Reporting System (NC VDRS)

Overall Data

  • Child Firearm Slides (PPTX) - Added 10/02/2025
    Data slides that provide an overview of the burden of firearm injury deaths, hospitalizations and emergency department visits among NC children ages 0-17.
  • Firearm Injury Slides (PPTX) - Updated 08/19/2025
    Data slides that provide an overview of firearm injury deaths, hospitalizations and emergency department visits among NC residents.
  • Firearm Injury and Death in North Carolina (PDF) - Updated 09/11/2026
    This fact sheet outlines the burden of firearm injury and death among NC residents.

State Firearm Injury ORION Reports

These reports offer statewide data from 2019 to 2023. They cover firearm injury deaths, hospitalizations and emergency department visits. The data is broken down by sex, age and race/ethnicity. Reports are categorized by injury intent.

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