The report shows that there were 19350 gun related homicides in 2020, a 35% surge compared with the previous year; There were 24245 gun related suicides, an increase of 1.5%. In 2020, the gun related homicide rate per 100000 Americans was 6.1, the highest level in 25 years.

According to the New York Times, African Americans are still seriously affected by gun violence. From 2019 to 2020, the gun related homicide rate related to this group increased by 39.5%, with 11904 victims, mostly young people. African men aged 15 to 34 are more than 20 times more likely to be shot than white men. Compared with the previous year, the number of African American women killed by shooting increased by nearly 50% in 2020. (He Shan)