Firearms remain the leading cause of death for children in Tennessee, with one in every five deaths in 2022, between 1 and 17 years old, according to new data from the Tennessee Children and Youth Commission. I’m doing it.
The majority of child murder victims in the state died in the hands of people with guns (83%), while firearms were responsible for 3% of unintended child deaths.
The data shows the third year in a row that firearms have overtaken car accidents as the leading cause of child deaths in Tennessee.
A total of 180 murders and 180 murders and 180 unintended children were involved in guns between 2022, according to published data.
Released Thursday, the report provides a comprehensive snapshot of the lives and deaths of children in Tennessee, as well as the economic, educational and social factors that shape childhoods.
Tennessee Committee on Children and YouthIndependent Nonpartisan State Agency, Data-driven for national leaders and the public to rely on the creation of public policies that affect child welfare. We will summarize it as a tool for: One in five people in Tennessee are under the age of 18.
Among the other highlights of the report:
- Nearly 20% of Tennessee children lived under the federal poverty line in 2023.
- Currently, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville’s rival at Knoxville’s rival at $13,484, and market-rate childcare center costs are reachable for many Tennessee families, according to data from 2024. We provide high quality care where there are none.
- Last year, one in four high school students in Tennessee considered committing suicide.
- Youth crime rates (ages 10-17) increased slightly between 2022 and 2023, but below pre-pandemic numbers. In 2013, Tennessee recorded 34,378 crimes committed by young people aged 10 to 17. By 2023, there were 30,944, a rate of 43.3 per 1,000.
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