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Westchester Has Lowest Gun Homicide Rate In State, New Data Shows Westchester Has Lowest Gun Homicide Rate In State, New Data Shows
Westchester Has Lowest Gun Homicide Rate In State, New Data Shows The lowest-ranking county in the state for gun-related incidents is in the Hudson Valley, according to a recently released report from the Centers for Disease Control. Based on a five-year average, Westchester ranks the lowest in gun-related homicide deaths in New York, and is the third lowest in overall gun-related deaths and has the sixth lowest death rate of gun-related suicides, according to the report. The data was provided by the CDC and analyzed by the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, which measured the rates of overall gun-related deaths, and then separately, the rates of suic…