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Report: More than 3,000 Hispanics killed each year by
gun violence



06/24/16 01:05 PM EDT

A new report finds Hispanics are more likely to be killed with guns than white people.

According to the Violence Policy Center, 50,456 Hispanics were shot and killed in the United States over a 15-year period ending in 2014, the most recent year for which data is available.

That year alone 3,010 Hispanic people were shot to death, the study found, and the homicide rate was 4.69 out of every 100,000 people.

By contrast, the homicide rate for white people was only 2.41 out of every 100,000, the study noted.

“The lethal toll of gun violence on Hispanics, especially young Hispanics, is clear,” said Josh Sugarmann, executive director of the Violence Policy Center.

http://thehill.com/regulation/284802-report-3000-hispanics-killed-each-year-by-gun-violence

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More than 3,000 Hispanics per year are killed with guns; two-thirds of Hispanic gun deaths are homicides

• The homicide rate for Hispanics in the United States is nearly twice as high as the homicide rate for whites. The Hispanic homicide victimization rate in 2013 was 4.75 per 100,000. In comparison, the homicide victimization rate for whites was 2.50 per 100,000.

• Homicide is the second leading cause of death for Hispanics ages 15 to 24. For whites in that age group, homicide is the fourth-leading cause of death, and for blacks it is the leading cause of death.

• In 2013, the most recent year for which data is available, 2,951 Hispanics were killed with guns. That year, 1,750 Hispanics died in gun homicides, 1,034 died in gun suicides, 49 died in unintentional shootings, and 118 died in other circumstances, including legal intervention and undetermined intent.

• Guns are used in more than two thirds of the homicides where the victims are Hispanic. Seventy-two percent of Hispanic gun homicide victims were killed with a handgun.

• A large percentage of Hispanic homicide victims are young. The most recent available data shows 37 percent of Hispanic victims in 2012 were age 24 and younger. In comparison, 38 percent of black homicide victims and 21 percent of white homicide victims were age 24 and younger that year.

• Because of limitations in the way data is collected, the total number of Hispanic victims is almost certainly higher than the reported numbers suggest. Government agencies often report data on race but not on ethnic origin. Fully documenting the victimization of Hispanics in the United States is the crucial first step toward preventing it.

The study recommends government agencies that collect data on death and injury should obtain complete information on the ethnic origin of individuals in addition to their race, in order to ensure complete and accurate data collection on Hispanic victims of lethal violence.

The homicide victimization rate for Hispanics is calculated by dividing the total number of homicides with Hispanic victims by the total Hispanic population and multiplying the result by 100,000. The study does not include Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories.

The complete report, along with a list of additional recommendations on improving the reporting of violence against Hispanics, can be found here: http://www.vpc.org/studies/hispanic15.pdf

The complete report in Spanish can be found here: http://www.vpc.org/studies/hispanicesp15.pdf