33 Non-Suicide Gun Deaths Statewide
From a statistical standpoint, this is not suprising, given the massive surge in Rhode Island FBI NICS firearm background checks that began in March of 2020.
RI Gun Violence from 2014-2021
| Year | Non-Suicide Gun Deaths | Gun Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | 29 |
| 2020 | 28 | 59 |
| 2019 | 15 | 79 |
| 2018 | 17 | 127 |
| 2017 | 11 | 117 |
| 2016 | 14 | 151 |
| 2015 | 14 | 136 |
| 2014 | 17 | 76 |
Source: https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/query
Table formatted by RICAGV.
RI NICS were already booming before COVID-19
Rhode Island has been at the top of the list of states with the highest increase in FBI background checks since the beginning of the pandemic – #2 in 2020 and #8 in 2021.
