TABLE 6. Number, percentage,* and rate† of legal intervention§ deaths, by decedent’s sex, age group, race/ethnicity, method used, and location in which injury occurred — National Violent Death Reporting System, 32 states,¶ 2016.
| Characteristic | Male |
Female |
Total |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
20 (4.1) |
0.3 |
0 (0.0) |
— |
20 (3.9)
|
0.2
|
| 20–24 |
57 (11.6) |
0.9 |
4 (17.4) |
— |
61 (11.8)
|
0.5
|
| 25–29 |
79 (16.1) |
1.2 |
4 (17.4) |
— |
83 (16.1)
|
0.6
|
| 30–34 |
84 (17.1) |
1.3 |
4 (17.4) |
— |
88 (17.1)
|
0.7
|
| 35–44 |
127 (25.8) |
1.1 |
6 (26.1) |
— |
133 (25.8)
|
0.6
|
| 45–54 |
64 (13.0) |
0.5 |
2 (8.7) |
— |
66 (12.8)
|
0.3
|
| 55–64 |
48 (9.8) |
0.4 |
2 (8.7) |
— |
50 (9.7)
|
0.2
|
| 65–74 |
10 (2.0) |
— |
1 (4.3) |
— |
11 (2.1)
|
—
|
| 75–84 |
2 (<1.0) |
— |
0 (0.0) |
— |
2 (<1.0)
|
—
|
| ≥85 |
0 (0.0) |
— |
0 (0.0) |
— |
0 (0.0)
|
—
|
| Unknown |
0 (0.0) |
— |
0 (0.0) |
— |
0 (0.0)
|
—
|
|
Race/Ethnicity
| ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic |
246 (50.0) |
0.4 |
11 (47.8) |
— |
257 (49.9)
|
0.2
|
| Black, non-Hispanic |
136 (27.6) |
1.1 |
6 (26.1) |
— |
142 (27.6)
|
0.6
|
| American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic |
19 (3.9) |
— |
4 (17.4) |
— |
23 (4.5)
|
1.2
|
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
14 (2.8) |
— |
0 (0.0) |
— |
14 (2.7)
|
—
|
| Hispanic†† |
76 (15.4) |
0.7 |
2 (8.7) |
— |
78 (15.1)
|
0.3
|
| Other |
1 (<1.0) |
— |
0 (0.0) |
— |
1 (<1.0)
|
—
|
| Unknown |
0 (0.0) |
— |
0 (0.0) |
— |
0 (0.0)
|
—
|
|
Method
| ||||||
| Firearm |
472 (95.9) |
0.5 |
23 (100) |
<0.1 |
495 (96.1)
|
0.3
|
| Motor vehicle (e.g., car, bus, motorcycle, other transport vehicle) |
7 (1.4) |
— |
0 (0.0) |
— |
7 (1.4)
|
—
|
| Drowning |
2 (<1.0) |
— |
0 (0.0) |
— |
2 (<1.0)
|
—
|
| Hanging/strangulation/suffocation |
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)
|
—
|
| Fall |
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)
|
—
|
| Personal weapons (e.g., hands, feet, fists) |
0 (0.0) |
— |
0 (0.0) |
— |
0 (0.0)
|
—
|
| Sharp instrument |
0 (0.0) |
— |
0 (0.0) |
— |
0 (0.0)
|
—
|
| Other (single method) |
3 (<1.0) |
— |
0 (0.0) |
— |
3 (<1.0)
|
—
|
| Unknown |
6 (1.2) |
— |
0 (0.0) |
— |
6 (1.2)
|
—
|
|
Location
| ||||||
| House/apartment |
187 (38.0) |
0.2 |
11 (47.8) |
— |
198 (38.4)
|
0.1
|
| Street/highway |
143 (29.1) |
0.2 |
3 (13.0) |
— |
146 (28.3)
|
0.1
|
| Motor vehicle |
47 (9.6) |
0.1 |
2 (8.7) |
— |
49 (9.5)
|
<0.1
|
| Parking lot/public garage/public transport |
28 (5.7) |
<0.1 |
2 (8.7) |
— |
30 (5.8)
|
<0.1
|
| Commercial/retail area |
23 (4.7) |
<0.1 |
3 (13.0) |
— |
26 (5.0)
|
<0.1
|
| Other location§§ |
51 (10.4) |
— |
2 (8.7) |
— |
53 (10.3)
|
—
|
| Unknown |
13 (2.6) |
— |
0 (0.0) |
— |
13 (2.5)
|
—
|
| Total | 492 (100) | 0.5 | 23 (100) | <0.1 | 515 (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, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Washington collected data on ≥80% of violent deaths in the state, in accordance with requirements under which the state was funded. Denominators for the rates for these three states represent only the populations of the counties from which the data were collected.
** Rates not reported when number of decedents is <20 or when characteristic response is “other” or “unknown.”
†† Includes persons of any race.
§§ Other location includes (in descending order): natural area, hotel/motel, park/playground/sports or athletic area, bar/nightclub, hospital or medical facility, preschool/school/college/school bus, abandoned house/building/warehouse, bridge, farm, industrial or construction area, jail/prison, office building, and other unspecified location.