TABLE 3. Number, percentage, * and rate† of suicides, 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 | 6,469 (56.6) | 1,106 (32.6) | 7,575 (51.1) | 7.1 |
| Hanging/strangulation/suffocation | 3,091 (27.0) | 907 (26.7) | 3,998 (27.0) | 3.8 |
| Poisoning | 1,125 (9.8) | 1,134 (33.4) | 2,259 (15.2) | 2.1 |
| Fall | 206 (1.8) | 59 (1.7) | 265 (1.8) | 0.2 |
| Sharp instrument | 210 (1.8) | 54 (1.6) | 264 (1.8) | 0.2 |
| Motor vehicles (e.g., car, bus, motorcycle, or other transport vehicle) | 146 (1.3) | 48 (1.4) | 194 (1.3) | 0.2 |
| Drowning | 83 (<1.0) | 49 (1.4) | 132 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Fire/burns | 39 (<1.0) | 17 (<1.0) | 56 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Other (single method) | 23 (<1.0) | 5 (<1.0) | 28 (<1.0) | 0.0 |
| Unknown | 32 (<1.0) | 12 (<1.0) | 44 (<1.0) | 0.0 |
| Total | 11,438 (100) | 3,396 (100) | 14,834 (100) | 13.9 |
| Location | ||||
| House, apartment | 8,453 (73.9) | 2,716 (80.0) | 11,169 (75.3) | 10.5 |
| Natural area | 573 (5.0) | 113 (3.3) | 686 (4.6) | 0.6 |
| Motor vehicle | 528 (4.6) | 129 (3.8) | 657 (4.4) | 0.6 |
| Hotel/motel | 248 (2.2) | 108 (3.2) | 356 (2.4) | 0.3 |
| Street/highway | 282 (2.5) | 52 (1.5) | 334 (2.3) | 0.3 |
| Jail/prison | 195 (1.7) | 22 (<1.0) | 217 (1.5) | 0.2 |
| Park, playground, sports/athletic area | 158 (1.4) | 19 (<1.0) | 177 (1.2) | 0.2 |
| Parking lot/public garage/public transport | 140 (1.2) | 33 (<1.0) | 173 (1.2) | 0.2 |
| Commercial/retail area | 96 (<1.0) | 13 (<1.0) | 109 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Railroad tracks | 59 (<1.0) | 18 (<1.0) | 77 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Farm | 59 (<1.0) | 2 (<1.0) | 61 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Hospital or medical facility | 39 (<1.0) | 17 (<1.0) | 56 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Supervised residential facility | 40 (<1.0) | 16 (<1.0) | 56 (<1.0) | 0.1 |
| Preschool/school/college/school bus | 40 (<1.0) | 6 (<1.0) | 46 (<1.0) | 0.0 |
| Industrial or construction area | 38 (<1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 38 (<1.0) | 0.0 |
| Office building | 26 (<1.0) | 4 (<1.0) | 30 (<1.0) | 0.0 |
| Other | 223 (1.9) | 56 (1.6) | 279 (1.9) | 0.3 |
| Unknown | 222 (1.9) | 70 (2.1) | 292 (2.0) | 0.3 |
| Total | 11,438 (100) | 3,396 (100) | 14,834 (100) | 13.9 |
* 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.