Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries, September 2018 / Vol. 67 / No. SS-11

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• Alternative Title:
  Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 27 States, 2015
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries
• Personal Author:
  Jack, Shane P. D. ; Petrosky, Emiko ; Lyons, Bridget H. ; Blair, Janet M. ; Ertl, Allison M. ; Sheats, Kameron J. ; Betz, Carter J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.). Division of Violence Prevention
• Description:
  In 2015, approximately 62,000 persons died in the United States as a result of violence-related injuries. This report summarizes data from CDC’s National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) regarding violent deaths from 27 U.S. states for 2015. Results are reported by sex, age group, race/ethnicity, location of injury, method of injury, circumstances of injury, and other selected characteristics. NVDRS collects data regarding violent deaths obtained from death Certificates, coroner/medical examiner reports, law enforcement reports, and secondary sources (e.g., child fatality review team data, supplemental homicide reports, hospital data, and crime laboratory data). This report includes data from 27 states that collected statewide data for 2015 (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin). NVDRS collates documents for each death and links deaths that are related (e.g., multiple homicides, a homicide followed by a suicide, or multiple suicides) into a single incident. This report provides a detailed summary of data from NVDRS for 2015. The results indicate that deaths resulting from self-inflicted or interpersonal violence most frequently affect males and certain age groups and minority populations. Mental health problems, intimate partner problems, interpersonal conflicts, and general life stressors were primary precipitating events for multiple types of violent deaths, including suicides among current or former military personnel.
  
  Suggested citation for this article: Jack SP, Petrosky E, Lyons BH, et al. Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 27 States, 2015. MMWR Surveill Summ 2018;67(No. SS-11):1–32. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss6711a1.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Cause Of Death Homicide Public Health Surveillance Suicide Violence
• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries, 2018; v. 67, no. 11
• Series:
  Surveillance Summaries: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss6711a1
• ISSN:
  1546-0738 (print) ; 1545-8636 (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  30260938
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6181254
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Genre:
  Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  36 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0238563ee9586822bd06cc00c5726adcd1633e565ef6fcc3271bb12ffe8702c0fcab9d88ab200fe5cf475b1475e110b237c17da4137e9775f84fc71a404851a3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/59343/cdc_59343_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.11 MB ]