TABLE 12. Number, percentage,* and rate† of legal intervention§ deaths, by decedent's sex, method used, and location in which injury occurred — National Violent Death Reporting System, 18 states,¶ 2014.
| Male | Female | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | Rate |
| Method | ||||
| Firearm | 251 (95.1) | 17 (89.5) | 268 (94.7) | 0.3 |
| Motor vehicle (e.g., car, bus, motorcycle, or other transport vehicle) | 3 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.1) | ** |
| Sharp instrument | 2 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (<1.0) | ** |
| Drowning | 1 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (<1.0) | ** |
| Fall | 1 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (<1.0) | ** |
| Hanging/strangulation/suffocation | 1 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (<1.0) | ** |
| Personal weapons (e.g., hands, feet, fists) | 1 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (<1.0) | ** |
| Poisoning | 1 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (<1.0) | ** |
| Blunt instrument | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ** |
| Fire/burns | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ** |
| Intentional neglect | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ** |
| Other (single method) | 3 (1.1) | 1 (5.3) | 4 (1.4) | ** |
| Unknown | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.3) | 1 (<1.0) | ** |
| Total | 264 (100) | 19 (100) | 283 (100) | 0.3 |
| Location | ||||
| House, apartment | 107 (40.5) | 11 (57.9) | 118 (41.7) | 0.1 |
| Street/highway | 65 (24.6) | 3 (15.8) | 68 (24.0) | 0.1 |
| Motor vehicle | 21 (8.0) | 3 (15.8) | 24 (8.5) | 0.0 |
| Parking lot/public garage/public transport | 19 (7.2) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (6.7) | ** |
| Commercial/retail area | 17 (6.4) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (6.0) | ** |
| Natural area | 10 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (3.5) | ** |
| Office building | 3 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.1) | ** |
| Park, playground, sports/athletic area | 3 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.1) | ** |
| Farm | 2 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (<1.0) | ** |
| Industrial or construction area | 1 (<1.0) | 1 (5.3) | 2 (<1.0) | ** |
| Jail/prison | 2 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (<1.0) | ** |
| Supervised residential facility | 2 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (<1.0) | ** |
| Bar/nightclub | 1 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (<1.0) | ** |
| Hotel/motel | 1 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (<1.0) | ** |
| Abandoned house/building/warehouse | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ** |
| Hospital or medical facility | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ** |
| Preschool/school/college/school bus | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ** |
| Railroad tracks | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ** |
| Other | 9 (3.4) | 1 (5.3) | 10 (3.5) | ** |
| Unknown | 1 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (<1.0) | ** |
| Total | 264 (100) | 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.