Youth Violence Prevention
Scientific Information: Data Sources
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Youth Violence:
Facts at a Glance
This fact sheet provides up-to-date data and statistics on youth
violence.
CDC Data Sources
National
Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP)
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.
National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS)
CDC has funded 17 states and established the 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.
School-Associated Violent Deaths
Study
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.
School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS)
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.
WISQARS
WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System,
pronounced "whiskers") is an interactive database that provides
national injury-related morbidity and mortality data useful for
research and for making informed public health decisions.
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
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.
Other Federal Data Sources
Bureau of
Justice Statistics (BJS), Department of Justice
The BJS provides data on crime, victims, criminals, courts, police,
and jails and prisons in the United States.
Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Since the 1930s, the FBI has been collecting data on crime in the
United States. Each year, the FBI publishes a summary of Crime in
the United States, Hate Crime Statistics, special studies, reports,
and monographs.
Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
The OJJDP's Statistical Briefing Book provides data on juvenile
offending, victimization of juveniles, and involvement of youth in
the juvenile justice system.
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