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Puerto Rico — Gun Facts, Figures and the Law

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ImpactsGun Death and Injury

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Number of Suicides (any method)

In Puerto Rico, annual suicides by any means total

2001: 2791

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Rate of Suicide per 100,000 People (any method)

In Puerto Rico, the annual rate of suicide by any means per 100,000 population is

2001: 7.191

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Number of Gun Suicides

In Puerto Rico, annual firearm suicides total

2001: 451

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Rate of Gun Suicide per 100,000 People

In Puerto Rico, the annual rate of firearm suicide per 100,000 population is

2001: 1.161

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Number of Unintentional Gun Deaths

In Puerto Rico, annual unintentional shooting deaths total

2001: 191

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Rate of Unintentional Gun Death per 100,000 People

In Puerto Rico, the annual rate of unintentional shooting death per 100,000 population is

2001: 0.491

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Gun Deaths from Undetermined Cause

In Puerto Rico, annual shooting deaths in which the cause remains undecided total

2000: 11

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Rate of Gun Death from Undetermined Cause per 100,000 People

In Puerto Rico, the annual rate of unknown-cause shooting deaths per 100,000 population is

2000: 0.031

MeasuresInternational Controls

United Nations Membership

In the UN List of Member States, Puerto Rico is not a Member State of the United Nations

Wassenaar Arrangement

The Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls and Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies does not list2 Puerto Rico as a Participating State
Last Updated on 9 February 2012

Short References

1.

Jackson, Thomas.2005.‘Global Gun Deaths.’ NISAT Firearm Mortality Database 2005.Oslo:Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers,1 January. (Q12)Full Citation

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Wassenaar Arrangement.1996.‘Introduction: Participating States.’ Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls and Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies.Vienna:Wassenaar Secretariat,12 July. (Q19)Full Citation