NCDHHS | NC Injury and Violence Prevention Branch
NC Violent Death Reporting System
VIOLENT DEATH IN NORTH CAROLINA:
CABARRUS COUNTY INCIDENTS, 2010-2019
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.
1 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:
NC-VDRS, 2010-2019*
Suicide
Homicide
• For the years 2010-2019, there were 324
violent deaths from injuries sustained in
Cabarrus County. Of these 324 deaths, 308
were NC residents (95.1%) and 288 were
Cabarrus County residents (88.9%).
Unintentional Firearm | 1%
Legal Intervention | 1%
Undetermined Intent | 2%
0% 20% 40% 60%
•Based on the county of injury occurrence.
• There were 242 suicides (74.7%), 70
homicides (21.6%), two unintentional
firearm deaths (0.6%), two deaths from
legal intervention (0.6%), and eight
deaths of undetermined intent (2.5%).
80% 100%
• In Cabarrus County, the suicide ratio was
3.8 times higher in males than in females,
and the homicide ratio was 2.3 times
higher in males than in females.
Manner of Death by Sex: Cabarrus County, NC:
NC-VDRS, 2010-2019*
■ Female ■ Male 25.6
Suicide
Manner of Death by Race/Ethnicity: Cabarrus County, NC:
Rate* NC-VDRS, 2010-2019*
300 ■ Hispanic ■ White NH ■ Black NH ■ American Indian «Asian NH
20.0
10.0
o.o
Suicide
Homicide
All Violent Deaths
Homicide All Violent Deaths
•Rate per 100,000 based on the county
of injury occurrence
• The suicide rate was highest among
non-Hispanic (NH) white victims (17.8
suicides per 100,000 population)
followed by Hispanic victims (6.0 per
100,000).
• In contrast, the homicide rate was
highest among NH Black victims (8.6
per 100,000) followed by Hispanic
victims (2.5 per 100,000 population).
•Rate per 100,000 based on the county of injury occurrence. + Rate suppresed, 1-4 deaths. page i of 2
Chart excludes one death of unknown or other race/ethnicity
