University of Michigan launches statewide database of firearm deaths with access to real-time data

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: April 13, 2026

Words: 790

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Up until recently, if public safety or public health professionals in Michigan needed access to accurate information about the number of firearm-related deaths, the most timely database that they would be able to access would come from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — and the most recent data in that system is from 2024.

Now, the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention has launched a tool to fill …

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