Violence Prevention Data

County Violence Profiles to Support Local Prevention Planning

OVP produced factsheets that bring together community health and public safety data to inform violence prevention planning in each North Carolina county.

Click on your county in the map below to access its profile. For county comparison, colors indicate population density per square mile:

Blue: < 250 people per square mile
Green: 250-750 people per square mile
Orange: > 750 people per square mile

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Partner Data Resources

Crime

Justice Data Portal: Explore crime data collected by agencies across the state.
Criminal Justice Analysis Center Publications: Library includes annual report of crimes against persons and snapshot of firearm-related offenses.

Firearm Injury

NC DETECT Firearm StoryMap: Explore both fatal and nonfatal firearm-related injuries reported via EMS records.
NC-FASTER Quarterly Reports: Access fact sheets that highlight nonfatal firearm injuries at the state and county level. Reports highlight county and group-specific spikes in nonfatal firearm ED visits, as well as counties with the highest annual rates of injury.
IVPB Webpage: Firearm-Related Deaths and Injuries: Review reports, fact sheets and slide decks that feature data from health data systems including NC-VDRS, death certificates, hospital department data and surveys. Fact sheets can be easily downloaded and shared.

Violent Death

NC Violent Death Reporting System Dashboard: View statewide violent death trends by county, manner, demographics and circumstances. Data sources include death certificates, medical examiner reports and reports from law enforcement agencies.
Injury & Violence Prevention Branch Webpage: Violent Deaths: This resource offers reports, fact sheets and slide decks that feature firearm-related data. All can be easily downloaded and shared.