The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Public Safety Package

Feb 17, 2022 - As shown in Figure  4 , total firearm ‑related deaths increased from 2,925 deaths in 2019 to 3,428  deaths in 2020 —an increase of 503 deaths (or  17  percent). Of  this amount, homicide firearm deaths increased from 1,246  deaths in 2019 to 1,731  deaths in 2020 —an increase of 485  deaths (or 39  percent).
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