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Every week in Washington, 2 young people under the age of 24 die of gun violence. . .
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International and Domestic Statistics Compared
Gun violence affects more than 100,000 people and their families, friends and communities each year in the United States. When compared with its industrialized counterparts, the US far exceeds its peers in firearm ownership and mortality. The following figures illustrate the difference between the United States and many of its industrialized counterparts -- all of the countries compared have more rigorous firearms laws than we do in the United States.
Firearm Homicide Compared (Data Sources: CDC, Small Arms Survey and Individual Country Agencies; All rates indicate the crude per capita firearm death rate per 100,000 people.)
| Country | Firearm Homicides in 2004 |
Firearm Homicide Rate in 2004 |
| United States |
11,935 |
4.07 |
| Canada |
184 |
0.57 |
| England and Wales |
73 |
0.12 |
| Australia |
56 |
0.28 |
| Sweden |
37 |
0.41 |
Additionally, according to Private Guns, Public Health by Harvard Professor David Hemenway, the United States has a homicide rate 5 times of that of the following countries:
- Finland
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Belgium
- Italy
- The Netherlands
- Singapore
- Denmark
- Norway
- Israel
- Fance
- Austria
- Germany
- Ireland
- Spain
- Luxembourg