NCDHHS | NC Injury and Violence Prevention Branch
NC Violent Death Reporting System
VIOLENT DEATH IN NORTH CAROLINA:
CABARRUS COUNTY INCIDENTS, 2011-2020
The North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System (NC-VDRS) is a CDC-funded statewide surveillance system that
collects detailed information on violent deaths that occur in North Carolina, including: homicide, suicide, unintentional
firearm deaths, legal intervention, and deaths of undetermined intent. NC-VDRS triangulates information from death
certificates, medical examiner reports, and law enforcement reports to understand and aid in the prevention of violent
deaths. Data reported in this document are based on the county where the death occurred rather than county of
residence1. For more information, please visit https://www.iniuryfreenc.ncdhhs.gov/About/ncVDRS.htm.
■The occurrent ratio is used instead of the rate. 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 the region.
Manner of Death: Cabarrus County, NC: • For the years 2011-2020, there were 327
NC-VDRS, 2011-2020* violent deaths from injuries sustained in
Cabarrus County. Of these 327 deaths, 309
were NC residents (94.5%) and 288 were
Cabarrus County residents (88.1%).
Suicide
Flomicide
75%
21%
Unintentional Firearm
| 2%
Legal Intervention
| 1%
Undetermined Intent
| 2%
• There were 244 suicides (74.6%), 68
homicides (20.8%), five unintentional
firearm deaths (1.5%), two deaths from
legal intervention (0.6%), and eight
deaths of undetermined intent (2.4%).
0% 20% 40%
•Based on the county of injury occurrence.
• In Cabarrus County, the suicide ratio was
3.8 times higher in males than in females,
and the homicide ratio was 2.5 times
higher in males than in females.
Homicide All Violent Deaths
•Rate per 100,000 based on the county
of injury occurrence.
• The suicide rate was highest among
non-Flispanic (NH) white victims (17.8
suicides per 100,000 population)
followed by NH Black victims (6.0 per
100,000).
• In contrast, the homicide rate was
highest among NH Black victims (7.7
per 100,000) followed by NH white
victims (2.4 per 100,000 population).
Suicide Homicide All Violent Deaths
'Rate per 100,000 based on the county of injury occurrence, t Rate suppresed, 1-4 deaths. page j 0f 2
Chart excludes one death of unknown or other race/ethnicity.
Suicide
Rate*
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
Manner of Death by Race/Ethnicity: Cabarrus County, NC:
NC-VDRS, 2011-2020*
i Hispanic ■ White NH ■ Black NH ■ American Indian ■ Asian NH
17.8
19.0
.0
0.0 t t
60% 80% 100%
Manner of Death by Sex: Cabarrus County, NC:
