Guns and Gun Violence in Israel
Rate of Gun Deaths
| Year | Deaths | % per 100,00 | ||
| Israel | USA |
Israel
|
USA
|
|
| 2019 |
125
|
14,548
|
1.5
|
5.3
|
| 2018 | 14,594 | 5.8 | ||
| 2017 | 15,311 | 1.5 | ||
| 2016 | 15,368 | 1.3 | 5.4 | |
| 2015 | 111 | 13,582 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
| 2014 | 12,312 | 1.4 | 4.4 | |
Number of Firearms
| Year | Firearms | Per 100 people | ||
| Israel | USA |
Israel
|
USA
|
|
| 2017 |
557,000
|
393,347,000
|
6.69
|
120.48
|
Sources: “Global Firearms Holdings,” Small Arms Survey, (March 29, 2020).
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime accessed May 31, 2022.
FBI accessed May 31, 2022.
“Israel Murder/Homicide Rate 1990-2022,” Macrotrends accessed May 31, 2022.
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