Firearm related deaths in Victoria by intent before and after legislative reform in periods 1 (1979–87), 2 (1988–96), and 3 (1997–2000)
| Period | Intent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suicide | Assault | Unintentional | Total* | |
| *Includes cases of undetermined intent. | ||||
| Average annual frequency of deaths (period total frequency) | ||||
| 1 | 132.5 (1193) | 29.0 (261) | 7.7 (69) | 174.1 (1567) |
| 2 | 90.5 (815) | 20.4 (184) | 4.1 (37) | 118.1 (1063) |
| 3 | 60.3 (241) | 14.5 (58) | 6.0 (24) | 82.0 (328) |
| Change in average annual frequency between different periods | ||||
| 1 and 2 | −42 | −8.6 | −3.6 | −56 |
| 2 and 3 | −30.2 | −5.9 | +1.9 | −36.1 |
| 1 and 3 | −72.2 | −14.5 | −1.7 | −92.1 |
| Change between different periods (%) | ||||
| 1 and 2 | −31.7 | −29.7 | −46.8 | −32.2 |
| 2 and 3 | −33.4 | −28.9 | +46.3 | −30.6 |
| 1 and 3 | −54.5 | −50.0 | −22.1 | −52.9 |