Firearm Homicides Were Higher in Majority of the Largest US Cities/Boroughs in 2023 Compared to Pre-pandemic levels

San Jose, Brooklyn, Queens, and San Diego are outliers with fewer shootings than most US cities no matter the year. They've quickly reverted to pre-pandemic levels. Their counterparts? Not so much.

Use the interactive Datawrapper link to see the stats for all the cities!

CORRECTION: In an earlier version of this chart, the FHRs for Phoenix and Philadelphia were swapped. This has since been corrected. Thank you to reader Michael for bringing this to my attention.