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27 Apr, 7 tweets, 2 min read
Accurate data are critical to understanding the full cost of gun violence in America. That's why we created a new database of firearm hospitalizations.

We estimate that there were nearly 548,000 such hospitalizations from 2000 to 2016. [thread] bit.ly/3gEEsIl
This map shows the number of firearm injuries requiring hospitalization per 100,000 residents, averaged between 2000 and 2016.
There are substantial differences in the rate of inpatient hospitalizations for firearm injury across states. But national trends have been relatively stable over time.
Here are the five states that have the highest rates of firearm hospitalizations...
...and here are the five states that have the lowest rates.
These data could help answer questions about the effects of state policies and the social cost of firearm injuries for states––and the nation as a whole. bit.ly/3gEEsIl
The goal of the RAND Gun Policy in America initiative is to establish a shared set of facts about gun policies.

Check out the rest of our resources here: bit.ly/3eAIrTx /end

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