Nine Murder-Suicides Occur Across U.S. Each Week, Claiming More Than 1,000 Lives Annually, Key Findings from New VPC Study Reveal
More than 1,000 people died in murder-suicides in America in 2025, 87 percent of the killers used a gun, and 65 percent involved an intimate partner according to key findings from the upcoming ninth edition of the VPC study American Roulette: Murder-Suicide in the United States. The full study will be released later this month. More>>
States with Weaker Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Have Highest Gun Death Rates, New 2024 Data Confirm
Just-released data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that states with the highest rates of overall gun death in the nation are those with weaker gun violence prevention laws and higher rates of gun ownership according to a new VPC analysis. More>>
Gun Deaths Surpass Motor Vehicle Deaths in 34 States and the District of Columbia
Gun deaths outpaced motor vehicle deaths in 34 states and the District of Columbia in 2023, the most recent year for which data are available, a new analysis from the VPC reveals. The analysis calls the numbers “shocking,” recognizing the average American’s exposure to motor vehicles as opposed to firearms. More>>
American Indian/Alaska Native Community Disproportionately Impacted by Gun Death New VPC Study Reveals
Members of the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) community are disproportionately impacted by lethal gun violence according to American Indian/Alaska Native Victims of Lethal Firearm Violence in the United States, a new study from the Violence Policy Center (VPC). More>>
