Research & evidence
ICM helps you learn about firearm-related harm in the U.S
Choose a state, county, or city, then select the firearm-death measure you need:
- all firearm deaths,
- homicide, or
- suicide.
For state and county selections, ICM shows available CDC death counts for residents, rates per 100,000, and a year-by-year view. A city selection starts with city-specific coverage; county or state figures appear only after you choose that wider area.
County and state results stay labeled with their own geography. ICM does not present them as city findings or use a city population to calculate a county or state rate. City population is shown separately from violence outcomes, and official local source leads are listed when available.
After you choose a county or state, ICM may also provide CDC WISQARS links for people under 18 and adults 18 or older.
Choose your data
Choose a location and data type.
- Search places in the 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Some matches are communities, not city governments.
- City violence counts appear only when a source reports them. Wider-area numbers are labeled with the area they cover.
Compare places
Put two places side by side.
- Choose one kind of firearm death and compare the same year for both places. “All firearm deaths” includes suicide and other intents; homicide is shown separately.
- CDC counts deaths of people who lived in each area. It does not show where the shooting happened.
- For states and counties, ICM shows the CDC count and rate for that area. For a city, the connected CDC death table only gives state totals; ICM labels those as wider-area context.
- City population is shown separately when available. ICM does not use it to calculate a city death rate.