Study: Nevadans more likely to die by gun than in traffic accident
By KNTV-2
A study says the number of people killed in Nevada by guns outpaced those who died in traffic accidents in 2009.
The study released Tuesday by the Washington, D.C.-based Violence Policy Center says Nevada is one of 10 states where guns deaths were greater than traffic deaths. The other states are Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, Utah, Virginia and Washington.
In Nevada, 406 gun deaths were reported in 2009, compared with 255 people who died in motor vehicle accidents.
Nationally, there were 31,236 firearm deaths and 36,361 motor vehicle deaths in 2009.
The report cites data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A Violence Policy Center state-by-state analysis of government data comparing firearm deaths and motor vehicle deaths shows that gun deaths outpaced motor vehicle deaths in 10 states in 2009, the most recent year for which state level data is available. The 10 states which experienced more firearm deaths than motor vehicle deaths in 2009 are: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, and Washington (see alphabetical listing of states with mortality figures below). Nationally, there were 31,236 firearm deaths in 2009 and 36,361 motor vehicle deaths according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.