4 out of every 10 gun-related deaths in American cities are suicides — up 11% from 2014, according to a new NYU study.
Bradenton and Sarasota are among the U.S. cities with the highest rates of gun suicides along with Cheyenne, Wyoming; Lake Havasu City, Arizona; and Grand Junction, Colorado.States with the strictest gun laws have about half the rate of gun suicides in cities as those in states with the weakest laws.
Cities with the most gun shops experience nearly four times higher gun suicide rates than those with the fewest. Cities with the most parks or walkable neighborhoods have about half the rate of gun suicide as those with the fewest.
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