Other Youth Violence Data Sets
The resources below include other helpful online databases, and statistics for youth violence related topics.
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP)
National Violent Death Reporting System
School-Associated Violent Deaths Study
School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS)
WISQARS
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
Nashville and TN Statistics Links
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- National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP)
- National Violent Death Reporting System
- School-Associated Violent Deaths Study
- School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS)
- WISQARS
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
- Nashville and TN Statistics Links
- Child Abuse Statistics Tennessee by County, 2003-2007
- Tennessee Crime Rates, 1960 – 2009, by Crime Category, UCR Crime Statistics
- Uniform Crime Reports and Index of Crime, Nashville, 1985 – 2005
- US States Crime 2004 -2005 Crimes per 100,000 and Ranking
- Tennessee/Davidson County Sex Offender Registry Map
NEISS-AIP provides nationally representative data about all types and causes of nonfatal injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments. CDC uses NEISS-AIP data to generate national estimates of nonfatal injuries, including those related to youth violence.
Source: CDC
Nashville Data Set:
Smallest Unit of Analysis: State level
Years: 2000-2008
Data Access: Faculty can request detailed dataset
List of Variables: Fatal Injury- Sex, Race, State, Ethnicity, Age Group, First Year, Last Year, Cause of Death, Deaths, Population, Crude Rate, Age-Adjusted Rate
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CDC has funded 18 states and established the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) to gather, share, and link state-level data on violent deaths. NVDRS provides CDC and states with a more accurate understanding of violent deaths. This enables policy makers and community leaders to make informed decisions about violence prevention programs, including those that address youth violence.
Source: CDC
Description of Data: death certificates, police reports, and coroner or medical examiner reports
Nashville Data Set:
Smallest Unit of Analysis:
Years: 2002-(2009?)
Data Access: Faculty can request detailed dataset
List of Variables: Demographics, substance use, relationship of victim to offender, circumstances leading to injury, whether the event occurred at home or work, location of the incident, and weapon type.
In partnership with Departments of Education and Justice, CDC has conducted a national study of school-associated violent deaths since 1992. This ongoing study plays an important role in monitoring trends in lethal school violence, identifying risk factors, and assessing the effects of prevention efforts.
Source: CDC
Description of Data: School-associated violent deaths; common features of these events; and potential risk factors for perpetration and victimization.
Nashville Data Set:
Smallest Unit of Analysis: Schools
Years: 1992 -2006
Data Access:
List of Variables: Homicide, suicide, legal intervention etc.
SHPPS is a national survey conducted periodically to assess school health policies and programs at state, district, school, and classroom levels. SHPPS provides information on health education, programs, environmental strategies, and policies that schools, districts, and states use to address violence and suicide prevention.
Source: CDC
Description of Data: School Health Policies
Nashville Data Set:
Smallest Unit of Analysis: Classroom levels
Years: 1994, 2000, and 2006
Data Access: Publicly Available
List of Variables: Health education, physical education, health services, mental health and social services, nutrition services, faculty and staff health promotion, alcohol – or other drug-use prevention, asthma awareness, foodborne illness prevention, HIV prevention, human sexuality, injury prevention and safety, other STD prevention, pregnancy prevention, suicide prevention, tobacco-use prevention, and violence prevention
WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System, pronounced “whiskers”) is an interactive database that provides national injury-related morbidity and mortality data used for research and for making informed public health decisions.
Source: CDC
Description of Data: Injury-related data
Nashville Data Set:
Smallest Unit of Analysis: Death Certificate
Years: 1981-2008
Data Access: Publicly Available
List of Variables: Fatal injury, nonfatal injury, and violent deaths
CDC’s YRBSS monitors health risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among young people in the United States, including violence.
Source: CDC
Description of Data: Priority health-risk behaviors and the prevalence of obesity and asthma among youth and young adults
Nashville Data Set:
Smallest Unit of Analysis: Class level
Years: 1991-2007, 2009
Data Access: Publicly Available
List of Variables: Weapon carrying, Fighting, Suicide, Tobacco use, Alcohol use, Marijuana use, Cocaine and other drugs use, Sexual behaviors, Race/ethnicity, BMI percentile, Age, Grade-level etc.
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