Crime & Public SafetyGun-Related Deaths Reached Record Levels in US in 2021: ReportSaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintHandguns and firearms are displayed during a statewide gun buyback event held by the office of the New York State Attorney General in the Brooklyn borough of New York on April 29, 2023. Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty ImagesJane Nguyen6/9/2023|Updated: 6/9/20230:00X 1The United States saw gun deaths reach record levels in 2021, according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.Firearm-related deaths soared during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and spiked again in the second year.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.