How many people a year commit suicide? Is it more than homicide?
According to the American Association of Suicidology's report U.S.A. Suicide 2003 Official Final Data, 31,484 people committed suicide in that year. The number of suicides in that year was greater than the number of homicides. According to an estimate by the US Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics, there were 16,582 homicides in that year.