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Article: GUN-RELATED INJURIES, DEATHS DIP OVER 5 YEARS IN KING COUNTY.(News)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- September 13, 2000
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Gun-related deaths and injuries fell in King County between 1993 and 1998, although guns remain the leading cause of death for males and some minority groups, according to a health department report released yesterday.
The report, issued by Public Health - Seattle & King County, showed a 38 percent decline in the firearm death rate and a 40 percent decline in injuries during that five-year period. The report attributed the decline to a dramatic decrease in gun homicides after 1994.
However, guns are the leading cause of death from injury for certain groups, including males, African Americans, Asian youths and Native American youths between the ages of ...