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CT Violent Death Reporting System Violent Deaths: Connecticut Data<br>
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CT Violent Death Reporting System Overview National Violent Death Surveillance System
Connecticut Violent Death Surveillance System (CTVDRS)
Data collection and analysis of violent death data
Violent cases - Homicides, suicides, undetermined intent, accidental firearm
Primary data sources are medical examiner records, death certificates (from SOVR) and law enforcement data
Challenge - Obtaining data from local law enforcement
Data from Jan. 1st to Oct.31st 2015 (432 incidents entered into the CTVDRS system)
92 Homicides, 298 Suicides, 41 Undetermined Intent, and 1 Unintentional<br>
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CT Violent Death Reporting System Suicides (Jan 2015 to Oct 2015) 298 Suicides: 95% White, 74% men
Most Frequent Weapons:
Men 1) firearm (34%); 2) hanging (29%); 3) drug OD (10%)
Women 1) hanging (37%); 2) drug OD (32%); 3) firearm (11%)
Circumstances: History of Mental Health Treatment - 36% men; 63% women<br>
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CT Violent Death Reporting System Suicides (Jan 2015 to Oct 2015)<br>
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CT Violent Death Reporting System Suicides (Jan 2012 to Dec 2015) Data Sources:
2012 through 2014 came from OCME
2015 came from NVDRS<br>
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CT Violent Death Reporting System Overall Suicides (Jan 2012 to Oct 2015)<br>
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CT Violent Death Reporting System 10-24 Years Old Suicides (Jan 2015 to Oct 2015)1 1 No Suicides recorded between ages 0 and 12.<br>
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CT Violent Death Reporting System 10-24 Year Old Suicides (Jan 2015 to Oct 2015)1 1 No Suicides recorded between ages 0 and 12.<br>
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CT Violent Death Reporting System 10-17 Year Old Suicides (Jan 2012 to Oct 2015)<br>
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CT Violent Death Reporting System 18-24 Year Old Suicides (Jan 2012 to Oct 2015)<br>
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CT Violent Death Reporting System 25-34 Year Old Suicides (Jan 2012 to Oct 2015)<br>
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CT Violent Death Reporting System 35-44 Year Old Suicides (Jan 2012 to Oct 2015)<br>
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CT Violent Death Reporting System 45-54 Year Old Suicides (Jan 2012 to Oct 2015)<br>
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CT Violent Death Reporting System 55-64 Year Old Suicides (Jan 2012 to Oct 2015)<br>
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CT Violent Death Reporting System 65-74 Year Old Suicides (Jan 2012 to Oct 2015)<br>
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CT Violent Death Reporting System 75-84 Year Old Suicides (Jan 2012 to Oct 2015)<br>
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CT Violent Death Reporting System 85+ Year Old Suicides (Jan 2012 to Oct 2015)<br>
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Risk factors for Age Groups with Highest Frequency of Suicide Highest frequency of completed suicides occur among 45- 54 & 55-64 Age Group (Men and Women)
45-54 years old (Men)
Highest percentage of diagnosed depression (31%), depressed mood (27%) & mental health problem (25 %)
56% Financial problems
47 % any legal problems
44% Job problems
37% Intimate Partner problems<br>
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Risk factors for Age Groups with Highest Frequency of Suicide Women (45-64 yrs old)
Highest percentage of diagnosed depression (36% and 22% respectively), depressed mood (36% and 22% respectively), & mental health problem( 35 %, 23% respectively)
Interestingly for women: peak illicit drug usage (i.e. cocaine) occurs among 18-24 yrs
Peak alcohol abuse and intimate partner problems occur among 25-34 yrs old<br>
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CT Violent Death Reporting System Homicides (Jan 2015 to Oct 2015) 92 Homicides: Primary Victims are Black and Hispanic Males.
