TABLE 1. Number,* percentage,† and rate§ of deaths, by incident type, manner of death, method used and location in which injury occurred — National Violent Death Reporting System, 18 states,¶ 2014.
| Characteristic | No. (%) | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Incident type | ||
| Suicide, single | 14,560 (65.9) | 13.7 |
| Homicide, single | 4,459 (20.2) | 4.2 |
| Undetermined intent, single | 2,222 (10.1) | 2.1 |
| Unintentional firearm, single | 144 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Suicide, multiple | 23 (<1.0) | ** |
| Homicide, multiple | 169 (<1.0) | ** |
| Undetermined intent, multiple | 12 (<1.0) | ** |
| Legal intervention,†† single/multiple | 281 (1.3) | ** |
| Homicide followed by suicide | 222 (1.0) | ** |
| Other combinations of deaths | 6 (<1.0) | ** |
| Total | 22,098 (100) | 20.7 |
| Manner of death | ||
| Suicide or intentional self-harm | 14,834 (65.6) | 13.9 |
| Homicide | 5,100 (22.5) | 4.8 |
| Undetermined intent | 2,257 (10.0) | 2.1 |
| Legal Intervention†† | 283 (1.3) | 0.3 |
| Unintentional firearm | 144 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Total | 22,618 (100) | 21.2 |
| Method | ||
| Firearm | 11,554 (51.1) | 10.8 |
| Hanging/strangulation/suffocation | 4,243 (18.8) | 4.0 |
| Poisoning | 3,946 (17.4) | 3.7 |
| Sharp instrument | 955 (4.2) | 0.9 |
| Blunt instrument | 334 (1.5) | 0.3 |
| Fall | 320 (1.4) | 0.3 |
| Motor vehicle (e.g., car, bus, motorcycle, or other transport vehicle) | 269 (1.2) | 0.3 |
| Personal weapons (e.g., hands, feet, fists) | 255 (1.1) | 0.2 |
| Drowning | 214 (<1.0) | 0.2 |
| Fire/burns | 134 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Intentional neglect | 22 (<1.0) | 0.0 |
| Other (single method) | 75 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Unknown | 297 (1.3) | 0.3 |
| Total | 22,618 (100) | 21.2 |
| Location | ||
| House, apartment | 15,713 (69.5) | 14.7 |
| Street/highway | 1,420 (6.3) | 1.3 |
| Motor vehicle | 1,105 (4.9) | 1.0 |
| Natural area | 916 (4.0) | 0.9 |
| Hotel/motel | 509 (2.3) | 0.5 |
| Parking lot/public garage/public transport | 404 (1.8) | 0.4 |
| Commercial/retail area | 303 (1.3) | 0.3 |
| Jail/prison | 258 (1.1) | 0.2 |
| Park, playground, sports/athletic area | 238 (1.1) | 0.2 |
| Bar/nightclub | 118 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Supervised residential facility | 98 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Railroad tracks | 94 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Hospital or medical facility | 78 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Farm | 69 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Abandoned house/building/warehouse | 64 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Industrial or construction area | 58 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Preschool/school/college/school bus | 56 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Office building | 38 (<1.0) | 0.0 |
| Other | 370 (1.6) | 0.3 |
| Unknown | 709 (3.1) | 0.7 |
| Total | 22,618 (100) | 21.2 |
* No. incidents = 22,098; no. decedents = 22,368 (98.9%); no. suspect/decedents = 250 (1.1%). The Incident type characteristic reports number of incidents; all others report number of deaths.
† Percentages might not total 100% due to rounding.
§ Per 100,000 population.
¶ Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
** Because the number of decedents varies in incidents involving multiple deaths, numerators cannot be determined to compute rates.
†† The term “legal intervention” does not denote the lawfulness or legality of the circumstances surrounding the death.