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. 2018 Feb 2;67(2):1–36. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.ss6702a1

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.