http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/homicide.htm
Assault or Homicide
(Data are for the U.S.)
Health care use
- Number of emergency department visits for assault: 1.8 million
Mortality All homicides
- Number of deaths: 16,799
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 5.5
- Cause of death rank: 15
Firearm homicides
- Number of deaths: 11,493
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 3.7