BURDEN

What is the size and scope of youth violence in the U.S.?

• Homicide is the second leading cause of death for young people 15 to 24 years of age in the United States and the fourth leading cause for youth 10 to 14 years of age.
• 4,828 young people age 10 to 24 were murdered in 2010—an average of 13 each day.
• More than 738,000 young people age 10 to 24 were treated in U.S. emergency rooms in 2010 for violence-related injuries.