Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2022

Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2022, in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

key takeaway: "The suicide rate was highest among AI/AN and White males, whereas the homicide rate was highest among Black and AI/AN males. Intimate partner violence precipitated a large proportion of homicides among females. Mental health and substance use problems, previous awareness of the victim by authorities, intimate partner problems, interpersonal conflicts, and acute life stressors were primary precipitating circumstances for multiple types of deaths examined."