Friday, February 14, 2025

Majority of firearm deaths in Dane County Wisconsin are suicides

 
Most recently, 80 % in 2020, 73% in 2021, 86% in 2022, and 75% in 2023.  80% average overall.

Over the last decade an average of 38 people per year in Dane County lost their lives to a firearm. Most of these deaths (~80%) are due to suicide. A small number of deaths were unintentional (purple) or of unknown intent (green).

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