2021 Second Consecutive Year , to Set Record For Number of , Gun-Related Child Deaths.
According to an analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, gun-related deaths among children reached an all-time high in 2021.
NBC reports that 4,752 children died in gun-related incidents in 2021, breaking a record set just one year earlier.
Experts warn that the alarming statistic highlights the worsening epidemic of gun violence in the United States.
Over 80% of the gun-related deaths involved males 19 years old or younger.
This is undoubtedly one of our chief public health crises in this country, Dr. Chethan Sathya, Pediatric trauma surgeon at Northwell Health in New York and the lead author of the study, via NBC.
The most likely reason that your child will die in this country is at the hands of a firearm.
That’s not acceptable, Dr. Chethan Sathya, Pediatric trauma surgeon at Northwell Health in New York and the lead author of the study, via NBC.
NBC reports that gun-related injuries claimed more young lives than motor vehicles, drug overdoses or cancer.
NBC reports that gun-related injuries claimed more young lives than motor vehicles, drug overdoses or cancer.
Dr. Chethan Sathya, a pediatric trauma surgeon at Northwell Health in New York and the lead author of the study, warns that the trend shows no sign of slowing.
The analysis found that the rate of children killed by guns rose almost 42% between 2018 and 2021.
Of the 4,752 children gun-related deaths, 64.3% were homicides, 29.9% were suicides and 3.5% were the result of accidental injuries
