From Jan. 1, 2011 to the end of December, 2016, 420 people died in Vermont from gunshot wounds. The majority of those people died by suicide. For the Gunshots project, VPR created a database of all 420 of those deaths in an effort to better understand the issue of gun deaths in Vermont.
- Gunshots Project: Intro, A Cause Of Death, 420 Deaths, Suicide, Veterans, Suicide Prevention
- Vermont Voices: How Do Guns Fit Into Your Life?
- The Data: Vermont Gun Deaths, 2011-2016
VPR's Gunshots series explores the role of guns in life — and death — in Vermont through commentary, data and in-depth reporting.
UPDATES: In August 2017, this project originally reported the Vermont gun deaths from 2011-2016. In May 2018, VPR collaborated with the St. Albans Messenger to add the records from 2017; here are the takeaways from that update. In April/May 2019 VPR updated the database to add records from 2018; here are the takeaways from that update.
