Gun Violence Is Harming More U.S. Children
The number of children and teens killed or injured by guns in the U.S. has risen in recent years.
A chart displaying the total number of kids and teens in the U.S. killed or injured by guns each year since 2016, with breakdowns for children 0-11 years old and teens 12-17.
The breakdowns are as follows:
2016:
3,154 teens. 665 children. 3,819 total youth.
2017:
3,296 teens. 734 children. 4030 total youth.
2018:
2,883 teens. 665 children. 3548 total youth.
2019:
3,129 teens. 696 children. 3825 total youth.
2020:
4,159 teens. 1001 children. 5160 total youth.
2021:
4,645 teens. 1065 children. 5710 total youth.
2022:
5,157 teens. 995 children. 6152 total youth.
2023 - as of Dec. 12:
5031 teens. 893 children. 5924 total youth.
