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136. Death Rates for Injury by Firearms, Sex, Race, and Age
[Death rate per 100,000 population. Deaths classified according to theninth revision of the International Classification of Diseases]
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5-14
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15-24
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25-34
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35-44
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45-54
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55-64
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65-74
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75-84
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85 years
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years
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years
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years
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years
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years
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years
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years
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years
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and over
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MALE
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Firearms:
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White
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1.9
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32.4
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27.0
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22.6
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21.2
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22.7
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27.5
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42.8
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49.9
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Black
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5.8
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162.3
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108.3
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58.6
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37.6
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24.3
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21.3
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22.7
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(NA)
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Accidents:
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White
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0.6
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2.2
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1.0
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0.7
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0.6
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0.6
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0.5
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0.6
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(NA)
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Black
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1.3
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5.1
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1.5
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Suicide:
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White
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0.5
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15.3
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14.4
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14.1
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15.4
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18.4
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25.2
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40.4
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46.9
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Black
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(NA)
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13.9
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11.7
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8.5
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6.7
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7.4
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9.0
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15.7
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(NA)
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Homicide:
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White
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0.8
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14.4
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11.1
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7.5
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5.1
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3.5
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1.5
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1.6
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(NA)
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Black
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3.9
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141.6
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94.5
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48.8
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30.0
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15.8
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11.5
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(NA)
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(NA)
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FEMALE
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Firearms:
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White
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0.6
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4.7
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4.9
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4.9
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4.7
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3.8
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3.5
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2.9
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1.6
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Black
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2.1
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15.3
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15.4
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8.9
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4.6
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3.6
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3.1
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Accidents:
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White
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0.2
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0.2
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0.1
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Black
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Suicide:
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White
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0.2
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1.9
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2.4
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2.8
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3.1
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2.8
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2.7
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1.9
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1.1
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Black
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(NA)
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1.3
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1.2
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0.8
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Homicide:
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White
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0.3
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2.5
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2.3
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1.9
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1.5
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0.9
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0.7
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0.8
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(NA)
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Black
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1.8
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13.5
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14.0
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7.8
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3.6
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2.5
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1993
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MALE
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Firearms:
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White
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2.6
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33.0
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27.9
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22.2
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21.8
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22.3
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27.2
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44.1
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54.6
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Black
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7.7
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179.0
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110.7
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62.3
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39.8
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24.1
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22.3
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23.6
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(NA)
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Accidents:
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White
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0.8
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2.3
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1.0
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0.7
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0.7
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0.5
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0.6
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0.8
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(NA)
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Black
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1.2
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6.8
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1.4
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1.1
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Suicide:
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White
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0.8
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15.9
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15.5
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14.2
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15.5
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18.8
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24.4
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41.6
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52.8
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Black
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(NA)
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15.5
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12.6
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7.9
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8.4
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6.9
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8.8
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13.9
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(NA)
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Homicide:
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White
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0.9
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14.0
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10.9
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7.0
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5.3
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2.8
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1.9
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1.1
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(NA)
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Black
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5.7
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154.9
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96.1
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52.9
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30.2
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16.1
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12.7
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8.7
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(NA)
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FEMALE
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Firearms:
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White
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0.8
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5.2
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5.7
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5.3
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4.9
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3.9
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3.4
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2.7
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2.0
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Black
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2.6
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18.3
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15.5
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10.2
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4.4
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3.3
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3.2
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Accidents:
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White
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(NA)
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0.3
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0.2
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0.2
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Black
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Suicide:
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White
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0.2
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2.3
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2.7
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2.9
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3.2
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2.8
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2.5
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1.9
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1.1
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Black
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(NA)
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1.3
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1.2
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1.2
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Homicide:
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White
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0.5
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2.6
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2.7
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2.1
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1.5
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1.0
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0.9
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0.7
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(NA)
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Black
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2.2
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16.3
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13.8
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8.6
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3.3
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2.1
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1994
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MALE
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Firearms:
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White
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2.3
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34.2
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27.6
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22.3
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20.5
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20.8
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25.1
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42.1
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53.2
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Black
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6.5
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169.6
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109.0
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57.7
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33.6
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22.2
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25.0
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20.0
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(NA)
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Accidents:
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White
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0.6
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2.2
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0.9
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0.6
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0.5
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0.4
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0.5
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0.8
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(NA)
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Black
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1.1
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5.5
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1.7
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Suicide:
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White
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0.8
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16.7
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15.4
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14.0
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15.1
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17.1
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22.9
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39.9
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51.3
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Black
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0.7
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15.6
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11.9
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8.4
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6.4
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6.6
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12.0
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12.6
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(NA)
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Homicide:
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White
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0.9
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14.5
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10.8
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7.3
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4.6
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3.0
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1.5
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1.1
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(NA)
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Black
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4.4
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146.3
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94.6
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47.8
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26.4
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14.8
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12.3
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7.5
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(NA)
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FEMALE
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Firearms:
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White
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0.9
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4.9
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5.3
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5.1
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4.6
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3.3
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3.0
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2.6
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1.9
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Black
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2.1
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15.5
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14.3
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9.3
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5.7
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3.0
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3.5
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Accidents:
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White
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(NA)
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0.2
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0.2
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0.1
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Black
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Suicide:
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White
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0.3
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2.1
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2.6
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3.0
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3.1
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2.3
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2.2
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1.8
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1.2
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Black
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(NA)
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1.7
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1.5
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1.2
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Homicide:
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White
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0.4
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2.5
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2.5
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1.9
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1.3
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0.9
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0.7
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0.7
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(NA)
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Black
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2.0
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13.4
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12.4
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8.0
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4.1
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2.4
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1995
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MALE
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Firearms:
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White
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2.5
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31.4
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26.1
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21.2
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19.6
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19.9
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26.1
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39.8
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50.8
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Black
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5.5
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140.2
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94.4
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46.6
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32.1
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24.3
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22.0
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20.9
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(B)
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Accidents:
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White
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0.7
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1.8
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0.8
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0.6
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0.5
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0.4
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0.6
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0.7
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(B)
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Black
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0.8
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4.3
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1.5
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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Suicide:
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White
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0.8
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15.4
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15.1
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14.2
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14.9
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16.6
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23.9
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38.2
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49.5
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Black
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(B)
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13.2
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11.9
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7.6
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6.9
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7.5
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10.2
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13.9
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(B)
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Homicide:
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White
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0.9
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13.6
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9.8
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6.3
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4.0
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2.8
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1.5
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0.8
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(B)
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Black
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4.1
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121.0
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80.7
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38.3
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24.6
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15.9
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10.8
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(B)
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(B)
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FEMALE
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Firearms:
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White
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0.8
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4.6
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5.0
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4.9
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4.4
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3.6
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3.1
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3.0
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1.8
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Black
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1.4
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13.5
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11.9
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7.9
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4.4
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3.7
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3.1
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(B)
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(B)
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Accidents:
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White
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0.1
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0.2
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0.2
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0.2
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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Black
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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Suicide:
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White
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0.3
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2.0
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2.4
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2.8
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3.0
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2.6
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2.3
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2.0
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1.2
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Black
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(B)
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1.5
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1.4
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0.8
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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Homicide:
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White
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0.4
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2.2
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2.3
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1.8
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1.2
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0.8
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0.7
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0.8
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(B)
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Black
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1.2
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11.8
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10.2
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6.7
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3.4
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2.3
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(B)
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(B)
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(B)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1996
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MALE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Firearms:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White
|
2.0
|
26.9
|
23.6
|
20.6
|
19.9
|
20.6
|
25.8
|
38.4
|
50.6
|
|
Black
|
4.5
|
131.6
|
88.6
|
44.7
|
30.2
|
21.7
|
19.6
|
18.6
|
(B)
|
|
Accidents:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White
|
0.5
|
1.7
|
0.8
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
(B)
|
|
Black
|
1.0
|
4.0
|
1.1
|
0.9
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
|
Suicide:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White
|
0.7
|
13.3
|
14.1
|
14.4
|
15.6
|
17.1
|
23.5
|
36.6
|
48.7
|
|
Black
|
(B)
|
12.8
|
10.9
|
8.4
|
6.9
|
8.2
|
11.1
|
10.9
|
(B)
|
|
Homicide:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White
|
0.7
|
11.4
|
8.5
|
5.3
|
3.6
|
2.8
|
1.4
|
0.9
|
(B)
|
|
Black
|
2.9
|
112.6
|
75.6
|
35.0
|
22.5
|
12.4
|
7.8
|
7.7
|
(B)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FEMALE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Firearms:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White
|
0.6
|
3.8
|
4.3
|
4.8
|
4.5
|
3.2
|
2.8
|
2.7
|
1.7
|
|
Black
|
1.4
|
12.0
|
11.3
|
8.3
|
4.9
|
2.8
|
3.5
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
|
Accidents:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White
|
(B)
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
|
Black
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
|
Suicide:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White
|
0.2
|
1.8
|
2.3
|
2.9
|
3.0
|
2.4
|
2.1
|
1.8
|
0.8
|
|
Black
|
(B)
|
1.2
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.2
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
|
Homicide:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White
|
0.4
|
1.8
|
1.8
|
1.8
|
1.3
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
0.8
|
(B)
|
|
Black
|
1.2
|
10.3
|
9.8
|
6.8
|
3.5
|
1.8
|
2.1
|
(B)
|
(B)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MALE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Firearms:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White
|
1.8
|
24.8
|
23.1
|
19.5
|
19.0
|
20.1
|
23.9
|
36.1
|
49.3
|
|
Black
|
3.9
|
119.9
|
84.0
|
39.5
|
25.8
|
19.0
|
19.0
|
15.4
|
(B)
|
|
Accidents:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White
|
0.5
|
1.3
|
0.8
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
| |