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Fact 2227 — the estimated cost of a firearm homicide

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Титульна AI-згенерована ілюстрація / AI-generated cover illustration. Two public-health researchers review anonymized population data, fitting the analysis behind a cost estimate.

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In 2015, Mother Jones and economist Ted Miller estimated the direct cost of a single firearm homicide at about $441,000. Their analysis at the time also estimated 32 such homicides per day. This is a historical estimate with a specific method, not a current price tag for every firearm crime.