Unintentional firearm deaths among children, 0–17 years of age, by race: Findings from the national violent death reporting system, 2015–2021
Black children die from unintentional firearm injury at disproportionately high rates, especially young children living in urban centers. The underlying reasons for these racial disparities are unclear and should be a priority for future research.
Authors
- Matthew J. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1301-7149)
- Deborah Azrael (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7177-0553)
- Samuel Fischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8913-9575)
- Christopher Chang
- Eliot W. Nelson
Institutions
- University of Vermont (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Brown University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-025-00573-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17