TABLE 13. Number* and percentage† of legal intervention§ deaths, by precipitating circumstances and decedent's sex — National Violent Death Reporting System, 18 states,¶ 2014.
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitating circumstances | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) |
| Mental health/substance abuse | |||
| Other substance abuse problem (excludes alcohol) | 67 (25.5) | 4 (21.1) | 71 (25.2) |
| Current diagnosed mental health problem | 52 (19.8) | 9 (47.4) | 61 (21.6) |
| History of ever being treated for a mental health problem | 47 (17.9) | 6 (31.6) | 53 (18.8) |
| Current mental health treatment | 31 (11.8) | 5 (26.3) | 36 (12.8) |
| Alcohol problem | 25 (9.5) | 4 (21.1) | 29 (10.3) |
| Current depressed mood | 19 (7.2) | 2 (10.5) | 21 (7.4) |
| Other addiction (e.g., gambling, sexual) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Interpersonal | |||
| Intimate partner violence-related | 27 (10.3) | 2 (10.5) | 29 (10.3) |
| Perpetrator of interpersonal violence within past month | 24 (9.1) | 1 (5.3) | 25 (8.9) |
| Family relationship problem | 15 (5.7) | 3 (15.8) | 18 (6.4) |
| Other relationship problem (nonintimate) | 3 (1.1) | 3 (15.8) | 6 (2.1) |
| Jealousy (lovers’ triangle) | 3 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.1) |
| Victim of interpersonal violence within past month | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Life stressor | |||
| Crisis within previous or upcoming two weeks | 33 (12.5) | 6 (31.6) | 39 (13.8) |
| Argument or conflict | 35 (13.3) | 4 (21.1) | 39 (13.8) |
| Physical fight (two persons, not a brawl) | 14 (5.3) | 2 (10.5) | 16 (5.7) |
| History of child abuse/neglect | 3 (1.1) | 2 (10.5) | 5 (1.8) |
| Crime and criminal activity | |||
| Precipitated by another crime | 236 (89.7) | 13 (68.4) | 249 (88.3) |
| Crime in progress** | 158 (66.9) | 6 (46.2) | 164 (65.9) |
| Drug involvement | 23 (8.7) | 2 (10.5) | 25 (8.9) |
| Gang-related | 2 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (<1.0) |
| Terrorist attack | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Legal intervention event | |||
| Victim used a weapon | 195 (74.1) | 10 (52.6) | 205 (72.7) |
| Brawl | 4 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.4) |
| Victim was a bystander | 1 (<1.0) | 1 (5.3) | 2 (<1.0) |
| Mentally ill suspect | 1 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (<1.0) |
| Prostitution | 1 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (<1.0) |
| Victim was a police officer on duty | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Victim was an intervener assisting a crime victim | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Random violence | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Stalking | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Total legal intervention deaths with precipitating circumstances | 263 (100) | 19 (100) | 282 (100) |
* Includes deaths with one or more precipitating circumstances. Total numbers do not equal the sums of the columns because more than one circumstance could have been present per decedent. Circumstances were unknown for one male decedent.
† Denominator includes only those deaths with one or more precipitating circumstances. The sum of percentages in columns exceed 100% because more than one circumstance could have been present per decedent.
§ 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.
** Denominator includes only those decedents involved in an incident that was precipitated by another crime.