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The Los Angeles County Violent Death Reporting System
The Los Angeles County Violent Death Reporting System(LAC-VDRS) monitors the trends and circumstances of violent deaths affecting county residents. These data-can inform decision-makers and program planners about-ways to prevent and intervene on violence in the community, at home, and in the workplace. This system-contributes to the National Violent Death Reporting-system (NVDRS).
Collect Data on Violent Deaths
Homicides
Suicides
Unintentional Firearm Deaths
Legal Intervention Deaths (those caused by law enforcement in the line of duty)
Undetermined Intent Deaths (those where the cause could not be established)
Utilizes Multiple Resources
Death Certificate
Coroner/Medical Examiner Reports
Toxicology Results
Law Enforcement Reports
Provides Comprehensive Information
Who is killed(age, race/ethnicity, gender, etc.)
When and where the injury occurred?
How the injury occurred (firearm, stabbing, fall, etc.)
What drugs may have contributed (toxicology results for the victim)
What circumstances may have led to the death (fight, gangs, job loss, mental health, etc.)
Available data for Los Angeles County
2010-2016 (Complete,CalEVDRS data)
2017 (Complete, NVDRS data)
2018 (Will be available late 2020)
Available data for Los Angeles County
Many agencies share data to be included in LA County VDRS. Current partners in LA County are:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funds all 50 states, plus Washington DC and Puerto Rico collect data for NVDRS. In California, the Department of Public Health (CDPH) provides funding to Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to collect NVDRS data locally.
Los Angeles County initially participated in NVDRS from2006-2008. CDPH lost NVDRS funding after 2008 because of difficulties in obtaining law enforcement data, but developed their own California Electronic Violent Death Reporting System (CalEVDRS) to continue to collect available data on violent deaths throughout California. Supported by funding from CDPH, Los Angeles County participated in CalEVDRS from2010-2016, and since 2017 has participated in NVDRS.
