NEW YORK CITY - Injuries and deaths resulting from firearms have significantly increased in recent years in the United States, particularly during the pandemic. This rise has adversely affected children and adolescents, particularly the Black and Hispanic youth, a new KFF analysis of federal data shows.
The analysis, based on data from Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wonder injury and mortality base, reveals that from 2012 to 2022, nearly 19,700 children ages 17 and younger died by firearm.
