Homicide and Suicide Rates — National Violent Death Reporting System, Six States, 2003

In 2003, CDC instituted a new surveillance system, the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS); the system collects detailed information regarding violent deaths from multiple sources. This report describes preliminary 2003 data from the first six states that participated in NVDRS and compar...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2005-04, Vol.54 (15), p.377-380
Main Authors: Serpi, T.L, Wiersema, B, Hackman, H, Ortega, L, Jacquemin, B.J, Weintraub, K.S, Kohn, M, Millet, L, Carter, L.P, Weis, M.A, Head, K.E, Powell, V, Mueller, M, Paulozzi, L.J, White, D, Ryan, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age groups
Aged
Causes of death
Child
Child, Preschool
Comparative analysis
Coroners
Death
Female
Homicide
Homicide - statistics & numerical data
Homicide rates
Humans
Infant
Male
Manslaughter
Maryland - epidemiology
Massachusetts - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Mortality
New Jersey - epidemiology
Oregon - epidemiology
Population Surveillance
Reporting systems
South Carolina - epidemiology
States
Statistics
Suicide
Suicide - statistics & numerical data
Suicide rates
Suicides & suicide attempts
Violence
Virginia - epidemiology
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Summary:In 2003, CDC instituted a new surveillance system, the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS); the system collects detailed information regarding violent deaths from multiple sources. This report describes preliminary 2003 data from the first six states that participated in NVDRS and compares these data with 1993-2002 data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). The findings indicate a substantial increase in homicide rates among young males from 2002 to 2003 and substantial increases in both homicide and suicide rates among males from 2000 to 2003. These findings underscore the need for states to have timely information for effective violence-prevention programs.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X