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From 2005 through 2014, over 4,200 Oregonians died from gunfire, according to data from the Oregon Health Authority's Violent Death Reporting System. Of those deaths, 83 percent were suicides, 13 percent homicides, and the remaining accidental, undetermined or related to legal intervention. In comparison, nationwide a little more than 60 percent of gun deaths are due to suicide.

Suicides in Oregon grew 35 percent from 2005 to 2014, while homicides remained fairly stable in comparison dropping 9.62 percent.

On average, 350.8 people intentionally kill themselves with a gun every year in Oregon. That’s nearly a person a day.

As of 2015, The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranked Oregon 31st for firearm-related deaths with a rate of 11.4 deaths per 100,000 people. Alabama took first place with a rate of 19.6, followed by Alaska and then Arizona.

The following maps show the average annual number of gun deaths per 100,000 county residents from 2005 through 2014. Counties with populations of 10,000 or less were not included due to limited data where even a small jump or decline in deaths can drastically skew rates.

Note: All population figures on maps are from 2014.

--Mark Graves

Sources: Oregon Health Authority Violent Death Reporting System; Centers for Disease Control

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-- Mark Graves

mgraves@oregonian.com

@markwgraves



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