Table 1 Number and percentage of deaths of undetermined manner within each state: National Violent Death Reporting System, 2003–04.
| State | 2003 | 2004 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined‐manner deaths, n (%) | All violent deaths* | Undetermined‐manner deaths, n (%) | All violent deaths* | |
| Alaska | 5 (2.8) | 176 | 5 (2.5) | 201 |
| Massachusetts | 874 (60.0) | 1456 | 635 (50.1) | 1268 |
| Maryland | 775 (42.4) | 1829 | 594 (38.1) | 1560 |
| New Jersey | 99 (8.7) | 1135 | 4 (0.4) | 895 |
| Oregon | 116 (13.7) | 844 | 102 (12.8) | 798 |
| South Carolina | 15 (1.8) | 833 | 21 (3.1) | 670 |
| Virginia | 67 (5.1) | 1304 | 73 (5.6) | 1305 |
| Colorado† | NA | NA | 109 (9.5) | 1144 |
| Georgia† | NA | NA | 140 (8.4) | 1669 |
| North Carolina† | NA | NA | 43 (2.5) | 1696 |
| Oklahoma† | NA | NA | 155 (17.3) | 897 |
| Rhode Island† | NA | NA | 120 (49.8) | 241 |
| Wisconsin† | NA | NA | 66 (7.7) | 860 |
| Totals | 1951 (25.7) | 7577 | 2067 (15.7) | 13204 |
*Includes homicide, suicide, legal intervention, unintentional firearm‐related death, and deaths of undetermined manner.
†Did not begin data collection until 2004.
NA, not applicable.