Table 2.
Victim and incident characteristics of 603 Firearm LIH cases in NVDRS 2014–2015
| Class 1 26.5% (160) | Class 2 10.3% (62) | Class 3 21.6% (130) | Class 4 8.3% (50) | Class 5 14.8% (89) | Class 6 8.0% (48) | Class 7 10.6% (64) | Overall 100% (603) | General population (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year in which the incident occurred | |||||||||
| 2014 | 31.9% (51) | 32.3% (20) | 36.9% (48) | 42.0% (21) | 41.6% (37) | 37.5% (18) | 39.1% (25) | 36.5% (220) | |
| 2015 | 68.1% (109) | 67.7% (42) | 63.1% (82) | 58.0% (29) | 58.4% (52) | 62.5% (30) | 60.9% (39) | 63.5% (383) | |
| Sex of victim1 | |||||||||
| Male | 98.1% (157) | 95.2% (59) | 93.9% (122) | 96.0% (48) | 94.4% (84) | 97.9% (47) | 92.2% (59) | 95.5% (576) | 49.2 |
| Female | 1.9% (3) | 4.8% (3) | 6.2% (8) | 4.0% (2) | 5.6% (5) | 2.1% (1) | 7.8% (5) | 4.5% (27) | 50.8 |
| Age of victim2 | |||||||||
| < 25 | 20.6% (33) | 14.5% (9) | 16.9% (22) | 16.0% (8) | 13.5% (12) | 35.4% (17) | 26.6% (17) | 19.6% (118) | 32.6 |
| 25–39 | 35.6% (57) | 45.2% (28) | 40.8% (53) | 36.0% (18) | 56.2% (50) | 35.4% (17) | 51.6% (33) | 42.5% (256) | 20.1 |
| 40–54 | 26.3% (42) | 27.4% (17) | 29.2% (38) | 38.0% (19) | 16.9% (15) | 20.8% (10) | 17.2% (11) | 25.2% (152) | 19.7 |
| 55+ | 17.5% (28) | 12.9% (8) | 13.1% (17) | 10.0% (5) | 13.5% (12) | 8.3% (4) | 4.7% (3) | 12.8% (77) | 27.6 |
| Race and ethnicity1 | |||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 60.0% (96) | 53.2% (33) | 57.7% (75) | 60.0% (30) | 49.4% (44) | 33.3% (16) | 45.3% (29) | 53.6% (323) | 62.3 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 20.0% (32) | 19.4% (12) | 21.5% (28) | 16.0% (8) | 34.8% (31) | 35.4% (17) | 35.9% (23) | 25.0% (151) | 12.3 |
| Hispanic | 13.8% (22) | 17.7% (11) | 13.9% (18) | 18.0% (9) | 12.4% (11) | 22.9% (11) | 15.6% (10) | 15.3% (92) | 17.1 |
| Other | 6.3% (10) | 9.7% (6) | 6.9% (9) | 6.0% (3) | 3.4% (3) | 8.3% (4) | 3.1% (2) | 6.1% (37) | 8.3 |
| Education1 | |||||||||
| < High school or Unk | 34.0% (53) | 33.9% (21) | 26.2% (33) | 38.0% (19) | 27.9% (24) | 27.9% (12) | 35.5% (22) | 31.5% (184) | 31.8 |
| High school | 42.3% (66) | 46.8% (29) | 47.6% (60) | 38.0% (19) | 51.2% (44) | 60.5% (26) | 43.6% (27) | 46.3% (271) | 21.9 |
| > High school | 23.7% (37) | 19.4% (12) | 26.2% (33) | 24.0% (12) | 20.9% (18) | 11.6% (5) | 21.0% (13) | 22.2% (130) | 46.3 |
| Marital status1,3 | |||||||||
| Married | 32.5% (52) | 16.1% (10) | 36.2% (47) | 18.0% (9) | 19.1% (17) | 18.8% (9) | 20.3% (13) | 26.0% (157) | 47.5 |
| Divorced/separated | 17.5% (28) | 17.7% (11) | 16.9% (22) | 20.0% (10) | 18.0% (16) | 16.7% (8) | 10.9% (7) | 16.9% (102) | 13.1 |
| Single, other, Unk | 50.0% (80) | 66.1% (41) | 46.9% (61) | 62.0% (31) | 62.9% (56) | 64.6% (31) | 68.8% (44) | 57.1% (344) | 39.3 |
| Veteran status1,4 | |||||||||
| Veteran | 17.0% (27) | 11.3% (7) | 19.2% (25) | 8.0% (4) | 7.9% (7) | 6.3% (3) | 4.8% (3) | 12.7% (76) | 7.6 |
| Identified as currently having a mental health problem | |||||||||
| Yes | 17.5% (28) | 41.9% (26) | 23.9% (31) | 36.0% (18) | 5.6% (5) | 6.3% (3) | 10.9% (7) | 19.6% (118) | |
| Alcohol or substance use problem | |||||||||
| Yes | 30.6% (49) | 22.6% (14) | 28.5% (37) | 32.0% (16) | 25.8% (23) | 18.8% (9) | 31.3% (20) | 27.9% (168) | |
| History of ever being treated for a mental health or substance abuse problem | |||||||||
| Yes | 16.3% (26) | 32.3% (20) | 18.5% (24) | 38.0% (19) | 4.5% (4) | 6.3% (3) | 10.9% (7) | 17.1% (103) | |
| Recent crisis | |||||||||
| Yes | 18.1% (29) | 17.7% (11) | 16.9% (22) | 14.0% (7) | 15.7% (14) | 8.3% (4) | 6.3% (4) | 15.1% (91) | |
| Place where injury occurred | |||||||||
| Residential location | 51.9% (83) | 74.2% (46) | 44.6% (58) | 44.0% (22) | 46.1% (41) | 27.1% (13) | 17.2% (11) | 45.4% (274) | |
| Motor vehicle, roadway, parking lot, etc. | 35.6% (57) | 21.0% (13) | 42.3% (55) | 34.0% (17) | 33.7% (30) | 45.8% (22) | 76.6% (49) | 40.3% (243) | |
| Jail, prison, detention facility, etc. | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 2.1% (1) | 0% (0) | 0.2% (1) | |
| Other, unknown | 12.5% (20) | 4.8% (3) | 13.1% (17) | 22.0% (11) | 20.2% (18) | 25.0% (12) | 6.3% (4) | 14.1% (85) | |
| Injury occurred at victim’s residence | |||||||||
| Yes | 36.9% (59) | 58.1% (36) | 38.5% (50) | 32.0% (16) | 31.5% (28) | 12.5% (6) | 7.8% (5) | 33.2% (200) | |
Class membership brief characterization: class 1—violent, in-progress events involving victims armed with firearms; class 2—violent, in-progress (usually domestic) events involving victims armed with knives; class 3—non-violent, in-progress events involving (suicidal) victims armed with firearm; class 4—non-violent, in-progress events involving (impaired and/or suicidal) victims armed with a knife; class 5—events involving warrants and wanted people armed with firearms; class 6—events without apparent objective threat to LE involving unarmed victims; class 7—motor vehicle assaults on LE
1General population proportion comes from the 2015 American Community Survey 1-Year Survey [21]
2General population proportion comes from WISQARS [22]
3General population proportion of Americans 15 years of age and older [21]
4General population proportion of Americans 18 years of age and older [21]