The study did not explore the reasons behind the increases, but some health experts believe stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic could be to blame.
The number of gun homicides in the United States spiked by 35% in 2020 and hit its highest rate in more than 25 years, according toThe number of gun homicides in the United States spiked by 35% in 2020 and hit its highest rate in more than 25 years, according to a new analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The study did not explore the reasons behind the increases, but some health experts believe stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic could be to blame Suicide rates were relatively flat between the two years, but health officials noted alarming increases among 10- to 24-year-olds and American Indians and Alaskan natives."I've talked with many people who lost a child, parent, a sibling or a friend to firearm homicide or suicide," Thomas Simon, associate director for Science at the CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention, told reporters Tuesday.
The data shows a widening disparity between whites and minorities. For instance, the rate of firearm homicides in Black males 10 to 24 years old was more than 21 times higher than the rate for white males in the same age group. Simon said minorities are more likely to face poverty because of factors such as longstanding systemic inequities and structural racism that limit economic housing and educational opportunities.
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