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VIOLENT DEATH IN NORTH CAROLINA: NEW HANOVER COUNTY INCIDENTS: 2004-2009 The North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System (NC-VDRS) is a CDC-funded state-wide surveillance system that collects detailed information on deaths that occur in North Carolina resulting from violence: homicide, suicide, unintentional firearm deaths, legal intervention, and deaths for which intent could not be determined. NC-VDRS is a multi-source system that gathers information from death certificates, medical examiner reports, and law enforcement reports. The goal of this system is to aid researchers, legislators, and community interest groups in the development of public health prevention strategies to reduce violent deaths. All deaths reported in this document are based on location of occurrence rather than residence and, instead of a rate, the ocurrent ratio is reported. This statistic is derived from the total number of violent deaths resulting from injuries in a specified geographic region divided by the number of residents in this region. This document summarizes all fatal injuries from violence that occurred in New Hanover County for the years 2004 through 2009. • For the years 2004-2009, there were 249 violent deaths from injuries sustained in New Hanover County. Of these 249 deaths, 248 were North Carolina residents (99 %) and 227 were New Hanover County residents (91 %). • There were 162 suicides (65 %), 68 homicides (27 %), four deaths from legal interventions (2 %) and 15 deaths of undetermined intent (6 %). • In New Hanover County, the suicide ratio was 3.2 times higher in males than females, and the homicide ratio was 3.4 times higher in males than females. • Patterns of suicide and homicide differed by race. Suicide victims were more likely to be white than black. Whites had 18.4 suicides per 100,000 population versus 5.8 suicides per 100,000 population in blacks. The 'Other Race' category had two suicides. • In contrast, blacks had 24.7 homicides per 100,000 population as opposed to whites who had 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population. The 'Other Race' category had one homicide. Undetermined Intent 6% Legal Intervention 2% Homicide 27% Suicide 65% *Based on the county of injury occurrence. †Other race refers to American Indians, Asians, etc. Rates might be unstable due to small number of deaths. Manner of Death by Sex: New Hanover County, N.C.: NC-VDRS, 2004-2009* 7.9 2.8 11.5 25.5 9.6 33.6 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 Suicide Homicide All Violent Deaths Manner of Death # of Occurrent Injuries Resulting in Death per 100,000 Population Female Male Manner of Death by Race: New Hanover County, N.C.: NC-VDRS, 2004-2009* 2.4 24.7 20.5 18.4 31.3 5.8 15.6 5.2 12.1 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 Suicide Homicide All Violent Deaths Manner of Death # of Occurrent Injuries Resulting in Death per 100,000 Population White Black Other Race† *Based on the county of injury occurrence. Manner of Death: New Hanover County, N.C.: NC-VDRS, 2004-2009*
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Full Text | VIOLENT DEATH IN NORTH CAROLINA: NEW HANOVER COUNTY INCIDENTS: 2004-2009 The North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System (NC-VDRS) is a CDC-funded state-wide surveillance system that collects detailed information on deaths that occur in North Carolina resulting from violence: homicide, suicide, unintentional firearm deaths, legal intervention, and deaths for which intent could not be determined. NC-VDRS is a multi-source system that gathers information from death certificates, medical examiner reports, and law enforcement reports. The goal of this system is to aid researchers, legislators, and community interest groups in the development of public health prevention strategies to reduce violent deaths. All deaths reported in this document are based on location of occurrence rather than residence and, instead of a rate, the ocurrent ratio is reported. This statistic is derived from the total number of violent deaths resulting from injuries in a specified geographic region divided by the number of residents in this region. This document summarizes all fatal injuries from violence that occurred in New Hanover County for the years 2004 through 2009. • For the years 2004-2009, there were 249 violent deaths from injuries sustained in New Hanover County. Of these 249 deaths, 248 were North Carolina residents (99 %) and 227 were New Hanover County residents (91 %). • There were 162 suicides (65 %), 68 homicides (27 %), four deaths from legal interventions (2 %) and 15 deaths of undetermined intent (6 %). • In New Hanover County, the suicide ratio was 3.2 times higher in males than females, and the homicide ratio was 3.4 times higher in males than females. • Patterns of suicide and homicide differed by race. Suicide victims were more likely to be white than black. Whites had 18.4 suicides per 100,000 population versus 5.8 suicides per 100,000 population in blacks. The 'Other Race' category had two suicides. • In contrast, blacks had 24.7 homicides per 100,000 population as opposed to whites who had 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population. The 'Other Race' category had one homicide. Undetermined Intent 6% Legal Intervention 2% Homicide 27% Suicide 65% *Based on the county of injury occurrence. †Other race refers to American Indians, Asians, etc. Rates might be unstable due to small number of deaths. Manner of Death by Sex: New Hanover County, N.C.: NC-VDRS, 2004-2009* 7.9 2.8 11.5 25.5 9.6 33.6 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 Suicide Homicide All Violent Deaths Manner of Death # of Occurrent Injuries Resulting in Death per 100,000 Population Female Male Manner of Death by Race: New Hanover County, N.C.: NC-VDRS, 2004-2009* 2.4 24.7 20.5 18.4 31.3 5.8 15.6 5.2 12.1 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 Suicide Homicide All Violent Deaths Manner of Death # of Occurrent Injuries Resulting in Death per 100,000 Population White Black Other Race† *Based on the county of injury occurrence. Manner of Death: New Hanover County, N.C.: NC-VDRS, 2004-2009* |