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Emergency Medical Services incidents involving firearm injury
This dashboard summarizes firearm injury incidents, including characteristics of individuals and injuries, in King County treated by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel.
Please note:
April 11, 2024: This data dashboard will soon be integrated with data on firearm-related deaths and nonfatal hospitalizations. The revised dashboard is available at kingcounty.gov/firearms
December 19, 2023: We have updated the methodology used to identify firearm injuries in the EMS data and the dashboard reflects this. Please see the "Notes and Sources" tab for more detailed information about these changes.
- Learn more about the Lock It Up program, which works to prevent firearm injuries by promoting safe storage of firearms.
- Learn about Public Health — Seattle & King County's Regional Gun Violence prevention work through a regional Community-Based Violence Intervention, the Regional Peace Keepers’ Collective.
- Learn about the Regional Community Safety and Well-Being Plan, King County's collaborative development of a large-scale public safety plan.