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VIOLENT DEATH IN NORTH CAROLINA: DURHAM 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 Durham County for the years 2004 through 2009. • For the years 2004‐2009, there were 301 violent deaths from injuries sustained in Durham County. Of these 301 deaths, 297 were N.C. residents (99%) and 272 were Durham County residents (90%). • There were 170 homicides (56 %), 117 suicides (39 %), seven deaths from legal interventions (2%), six deaths of undetermined intent (2 %), and one unintentional firearm death (<1 %). • In Durham County, the suicide ratio was 3.3 times greater for males than females, and the homicide ratio was 5.9 times greater for males than females. • Patterns of suicide and homicide differed by race. Suicide victims were more likely to be white than black or another racial group. Whites had 11.0 suicides per 100,000 population versus 6.2 suicides per 100,000 population for blacks. The 'Other Race' category had 4 deaths. • In contrast, blacks had 21.7 homicides per 100,000 population as opposed to whites who had 4.6 homicides per 100,000 population. Manner of Death: Durham County, N.C., 2004‐2009* Suicide 39% Homicide 56% Unintentional Firearm <1% Legal Intervention 2% Undetermined Intent 2% *Based on the county of injury occurrence. †Other race refers to American Indians, Asians, and other races. Rates might beunstable due to the small number of deaths. Manner of Death by Sex: Durham County, N.C.: NC‐VDRS, 2004‐2009* 4.3 3.3 7.4 14.0 19.5 33.0 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 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: Durham County, N.C.: NC‐VDRS, 2004‐2009* 4.6 14.8 21.7 28.2 11.0 6.2 12.0 6.4 5.3 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 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.
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Full Text | VIOLENT DEATH IN NORTH CAROLINA: DURHAM 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 Durham County for the years 2004 through 2009. • For the years 2004‐2009, there were 301 violent deaths from injuries sustained in Durham County. Of these 301 deaths, 297 were N.C. residents (99%) and 272 were Durham County residents (90%). • There were 170 homicides (56 %), 117 suicides (39 %), seven deaths from legal interventions (2%), six deaths of undetermined intent (2 %), and one unintentional firearm death (<1 %). • In Durham County, the suicide ratio was 3.3 times greater for males than females, and the homicide ratio was 5.9 times greater for males than females. • Patterns of suicide and homicide differed by race. Suicide victims were more likely to be white than black or another racial group. Whites had 11.0 suicides per 100,000 population versus 6.2 suicides per 100,000 population for blacks. The 'Other Race' category had 4 deaths. • In contrast, blacks had 21.7 homicides per 100,000 population as opposed to whites who had 4.6 homicides per 100,000 population. Manner of Death: Durham County, N.C., 2004‐2009* Suicide 39% Homicide 56% Unintentional Firearm <1% Legal Intervention 2% Undetermined Intent 2% *Based on the county of injury occurrence. †Other race refers to American Indians, Asians, and other races. Rates might beunstable due to the small number of deaths. Manner of Death by Sex: Durham County, N.C.: NC‐VDRS, 2004‐2009* 4.3 3.3 7.4 14.0 19.5 33.0 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 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: Durham County, N.C.: NC‐VDRS, 2004‐2009* 4.6 14.8 21.7 28.2 11.0 6.2 12.0 6.4 5.3 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 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. |