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Firearm Homicide and Death Counts and Rates

 

Firearm Homicide Deaths Compared by County, 1997-2006 (Counties are Ranked by Fatality Rate Per 100,000 People, Highest to Lowest)

 

County
Total Firearm Homicide Count 1997-2006
Firearm Homicide Rate 1997-2006
Franklin     
25
4.95
Pend Oreille
 5
4.63
Yakima
 94
4.59
Ferry
 3 
 4.53
Stevens
 15
4.08
Okanogan
13 3.64
Mason
 16
 3.49
Pierce
223
3.36
Skamania
3
 3.29
Columbia
 1 
 2.70
King
402
2.50
San Juan
 3 
 2.24
Lincoln
 2 
 2.18
Grays Harbor
 13
2.09
Clark
66
1.95
Cowlitz
16
1.87
Spokane
72
1.86
Grant
12
1.72
Benton
 23
1.68
Chelan
 10
1.63
Clallam
 9 
 1.52
Lewis
 9 
 1.41
Snohomish
 79
1.37
Kitsap
 28
1.31
Douglas
 4
 1.31
Skagit
12
1.24
Jefferson
 3 
 1.23
Klickitat
 2
 1.15
Thurston
22
1.12
Asotin 2
 1.07
Pacific
 2
 1.05
Island
7 
 1.05
Whatcom
16
1.01
Walla Walla
5 
 0.98
Whitman
 3 
 0.80
Adams
 1
0.66
Kittitas
 1 
 0.31
Garfield
0
0
Wahkiakum
0
0