By the numbers: Nearly two-thirds of the 4,368 U.S. children up to age 19 who were killed by guns in 2020 were homicide victims, per the CDC. Motor vehicle crashes, formerly the leading cause of death for kids one and older, killed nearly 4,000 children.
• Another 30% of firearm-related child fatalities were suicides, 3% were accidental and 2% were of undetermined intent.• Male youths were significantly more likely to be killed by guns, while vehicle crashes claimed more females.
• There were also stark racial disparities. The firearm death rate for Black children was more than four times that of white children, and white children were still more likely to be killed by motor vehicles than guns.
• D.C. had the highest firearm death rate, followed by Louisiana, Alaska and Mississippi.
https://www.axios.com/2022/05/26/gun-deaths-children-america
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