There were 1,020 suicides and homicides between 2005 and 2009, and 52 percent of them were committed with a firearm. Guns accounted for, on average, approximately 106 deaths per year over the time period. For every gun-related homicide in Maine, there were seven suicides. The graphic shows a proportionate number of all suicide and homicide deaths from 2005 to 2009. Those designated by the cross-hairs died by gun. The figures contained within the dashed line represent homicides only. All others committed suicide. SOURCE: Maine Center for Disease Control and Maine Department of Public Safety.