- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Georgia data summary. Violent death reporting system.
- Title:
- 2007 Georgia data summary: Violent Death Reporting System [2007]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Human Resources. Division of Public Health
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Human Resources. Division of Public Health
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Human Resources. Division of Public Health
- Date of Original:
- 2007
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Began with 2007.
Issues for 2009- published by the Georgia Department of Community Health, Division of Public Health, Epidemiology Branch.
2007; title from caption.
2009. - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA H800.P8 S1 V52 2007
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bh800-pp8-bs1-bv52-b2007-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bh800-pp8-bs1-bv52-b2007-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
2007 Georgia Data Summary:
VIOLENT DEATH REPORTING SYSTEM
Types of violent death included: Suicide, homicide, unintentional firearm injury, legal intervention, and deaths of undetermined intent.
GEORGIA'S VIOLENT DEATH REPORTING, TYPE, AND LOCATION
DESCRIPTION The Georgia Violent Death Reporting System
(GVDRS) is part of the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC/NCIPC) Population-based system which is able to report on multi-victim incidents as well as on individual persons (victims and suspects)
MULTIPLE SOURCES OF DATA Death certificates Medical examiner and/or coroner records Police records Supplemental homicide reports Crime laboratory records
CURRENT STATES PARTICIPATING IN NVDRS
NVDRS site
NVDRS GOALS
Inform decision makers about the magnitude,
trends and characteristics of violent death
Evaluate and continue to improve state-based
violence prevention policies and programs
NUMBER OF GEORGIA RESIDENT VICTIMS BY TYPE, 2004
Type of Violent Death
Suicide Homicide Undetermined intent Unintentional firearm injury Legal intervention Total
2004
#
%
1,024
54
676
35
153
8
29
1
31
2
1,913
100
SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE BY GEORGIA PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT, 2004
Public Health District
1-1 Northwest (Rome) 1-2 North Georgia (Dalton) 2 North (Gainesville) 3-1 Cobb-Douglas 3-2 Fulton 3-3 Clayton County (Morrow)
3-4 East Metro (Lawrenceville)
3-5 DeKalb 4 LaGrange 5-1 South Central (Dublin) 5-2 North Central (Macon) 6 East Central (Augusta) 7 West Central (Columbus) 8-1 South (Valdosta) 8-2 Southwest (Albany) 9-1 East (Savannah) 9-2 Southeast (Waycross) 9-3 Coastal (Brunswick) 10 Northeast (Athens) Other GA Residents Total
Suicide # Rate
76 13.3 41 10.8 65 12.3 77 10.1 93 10.3 25 9.5 79 9.2 80 11.9 83 11.8 21 14.8 65 13.1 50 11.5 34 9.5 32 13.7 38 10.5 37 13.1 42 12.6 22 9.7 59 14.5
5 --1,024 11.5
Homicide # Rate
35 6.1 17 4.5 14 2.6 30 3.9 141 15.6 28 10.6 42 4.9 76 11.3 33 4.7
8 5.6 39 7.9 27 6.2 39 11.0 16 6.9 29 8.1 32 11.3 26 7.8 13 5.7 24 5.9
7 --676 7.6
Note: Rates are per 100,000 population. These are crude rates rather than age-adjusted rates.
Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health 2 Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 657-3103 ga-gvdrs@dhr.state.ga.us http://health.state.ga.us
Suicides per 100,000
SUICIDE
HOMICIDE
SUICIDE BY METHOD, 2004
Hanging, s tr angulation,
s uffocation 19%
Pois oning 14%
Firearm s 62%
Sharp instrum ent 2%
Fall 2%
Other Drow ning
1%
1%
SUICIDE RATE BY AGE GROUP, 2004
80
70
Male Female
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
<1
1-4 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 5514 24 34 44 54 64
Age Group (years)
65- 75- 85+ 74 84
SUICIDE RATE BY RACE/ETHNICITY, 2004
25
Male Female 20
15
10
5
0 White Non-
Hispanic
Black NonHispanic
Hispanic
TOP SUICIDE CIRCUMSTANCES,* 2004
Current mental health problem
36%
Crisis within the past two weeks
30%
Person left a suicide note
28%
Intimate partner problem
24%
Current depressed mood
24%
Disclosed intent to commit suicide
22%
Ever treated for mental illness
21%
Current treatment for mental illness
18%
* Note: Circumstances were known for 79% of suicides;
categories were not mutually exclusive.
Date updated: July 2007 Publication number: DPH07.084HW
HOMICIDE BY METHOD, 2004
Firearm s 66%
Sharp instrum ent
15%
Othe r 3%
Blunt instrum ent 6%
Hanging, s tr angulation,
s uffocation 4%
Pe r s onal w eapons
5%
Motor vehicle 1%
Victims per 100,000
HOMICIDE RATE BY AGE GROUP, 2004
80
70
Male Female
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
<1
1-4 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 5514 24 34 44 54 64
Age Group (years)
65- 75- 85+ 74 84
HOMICIDE RATE BY RACE/ETHNICITY, 2004
25 Male Female
20
15
10
5
0
White NonHispanic
Black NonHispanic
Hispanic
Victims per 100,000
TOP HOMICIDE CIRCUMSTANCES,* 2004
Involved other argument, abuse, or conflict
42%
Associated with another crime
19%
Intimate partner violence
19%
Drug-related
18%
Another crime was in progress
16%
* Note: Circumstances were known for 58% of homicides;
categories were not mutually exclusive.
DATA SOURCES
Georgia Violent Death Reporting System www.health.state.ga.us/epi/cdiee/gvdrs.asp
National Violent Death Reporting System
www.cdc.gov/ncipc/profiles/nvdrs/default.htm
Suicides per 100,000
Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health 2 Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 657-3103 ga-gvdrs@dhr.state.ga.us http://health.state.ga.us