TABLE 11. Number, percentage,* and rate† of legal intervention§ deaths, by decedent's sex, age group, and race/ethnicity — National Violent Death Reporting System, 18 states,¶ 2014.
Male | Female | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | No. (%) | Rate | No. (%) | Rate | No. (%) | Rate |
Age group (yrs) | ||||||
<1 | 0 (0.0) | ** | 0 (0.0) | ** | 0 (0.0) | ** |
1–4 | 0 (0.0) | ** | 0 (0.0) | ** | 0 (0.0) | ** |
5–9 | 0 (0.0) | ** | 0 (0.0) | ** | 0 (0.0) | ** |
10–14 | 1 (<1.0) | ** | 0 (0.0) | ** | 1 (<1.0) | ** |
15–19 | 12 (4.5) | ** | 4 (21.1) | ** | 16 (5.7) | ** |
20–24 | 39 (14.8) | 1.0 | 0 (0.0) | ** | 39 (13.8) | 0.5 |
25–29 | 45 (17.0) | 1.2 | 3 (15.8) | ** | 48 (17.0) | 0.7 |
30–34 | 38 (14.4) | 1.1 | 1 (5.3) | ** | 39 (13.8) | 0.6 |
35–44 | 59 (22.3) | 0.9 | 7 (36.8) | ** | 66 (23.3) | 0.5 |
45–54 | 41 (15.5) | 0.6 | 2 (10.5) | ** | 43 (15.2) | 0.3 |
55–64 | 18 (6.8) | ** | 1 (5.3) | ** | 19 (6.7) | ** |
65–74 | 10 (3.8) | ** | 1 (5.3) | ** | 11 (3.9) | ** |
75–84 | 1 (<1.0) | ** | 0 (0.0) | ** | 1 (<1.0) | ** |
≥85 | 0 (0.0) | ** | 0 (0.0) | ** | 0 (0.0) | ** |
Unknown | 0 (0.0) | ** | 0 (0.0) | ** | 0 (0.0) | ** |
Total | 264 (100) | 0.5 | 19 (100) | ** | 283 (100) | 0.3 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||
White, non-Hispanic | 128 (48.5) | 0.4 | 12 (63.2) | ** | 140 (49.5) | 0.2 |
Black, non-Hispanic | 79 (29.9) | 1.0 | 4 (21.1) | ** | 83 (29.3) | 0.5 |
American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic | 9 (3.4) | ** | 0 (0.0) | ** | 9 (3.2) | ** |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 2 (<1.0) | ** | 1 (5.3) | ** | 3 (1.1) | ** |
Hispanic†† | 45 (17.0) | 0.8 | 2 (10.5) | ** | 47 (16.6) | 0.4 |
Other | 1 (<1.0) | ** | 0 (0.0) | ** | 1 (<1.0) | ** |
Unknown | 0 (0.0) | ** | 0 (0.0) | ** | 0 (0.0) | ** |
Total | 264 (100) | 0.5 | 19 (100) | ** | 283 (100) | 0.3 |
* Percentages might not total 100% due to rounding.
† Per 100,000 population.
§ The term “legal intervention” does not denote the lawfulness or legality of the circumstances surrounding the death.
¶ Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
** Rate is not reported when number of decedents is <20 or when race/ethnicity or age categories are “Other” or “Unknown.”
†† Includes persons of any race.