2017 King County Firearm Violence King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office - Crime Strategies Unit paocsu@kingcounty.gov In King County, 57 people were killed with firearms in 2017 and an additional 183 people were wounded by a firearm but survived their injuries. These numbers come from the 8 agencies that have historically had the most gun violence, and do not include suicides or officer involved shootings. 83% of the victims were male; 83% of the victims were people of color; and 49% of the victims were under the age of 25. In addition to the 240 shooting incidents that resulted in injury or death, there were 687 shots fired incidents verified through shell casings, damage to property from bullet 927 verified shots fired incidents strikes, or eyewitnesses. 2017 Shootings By Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC Homicide Non-fatal Injury Shooting Victim Demographics 83% Male 200/240 Victims 17% Female 40/240 Victims 16 *49% of shooting victims under age 25* 12 10 0-17 yrs 8 18-24 yrs 30+ yrs 25-29 yrs 6 4 2 74 71 68 65 62 59 56 53 50 47 44 41 38 35 32 29 26 23 20 17 0 14 Number of Shooting Victims 14 Age of Victim 17.01% 55.19% 17.84% 5.81% 1.24% 2.90% Victim Race Black or African American Asian White Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaskan Native Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander While people of color make up around 29% of King County's population, they disproportionally account for 83% of shooting victims. In 2017, 26 defendants in King County were charged by KCPAO with murder or manslaughter charges arising from a shooting. Of those defendants, 85% were people of color and 58% were under the age of 25. Charged Defendant Demographics 15.38% 14 53.85% 23.08% 0.00% 3.85% 3.85% 12 10 8 Defendant Race 6 4 2 Black or African American White Hispanic or Latino 0 Asian 0-17 American Indian or Alaska Native 18-24 25-39 40-49 50+ Age of Defendant Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Agency Totals Although the City of Seattle had the highest total number of both firearm homicide and non-fatal shooting victims, 67% of the firearm homicide victims and 54% of the non-fatal shooting victims were from agencies outside the city limits. 80 60 40 20 0 Homicide Seattle Heat map of 2017 homicide and nonfatal shootings KCSO Renton Nonfatal Kent Tukwila Federal Way Auburn