Status: Little or no detectable change
Most Recent Data:
388.9
emergency department visits for nonfatal physical assault injuries per 100,000 population
(2021) *
Target:
277.9
per 100,000 1
*
Desired Direction:
Decrease desired
Baseline:
496.7
emergency department visits for nonfatal physical assault injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2017 *
* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.
Reduce nonfatal physical assault injuries
Data Sources: National Electronic Injury Surveillance System - All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP), CDC/NCIPC and CPSC; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census
Summary
Every year in the United States, many people are treated in the emergency department for injuries caused by violent assaults. Strategies to prevent intimate partner violence, child abuse and neglect, and youth violence are key to reducing related nonfatal injuries.
Topics: Violence Prevention, Injury Prevention
Workgroup: Injury and Violence Prevention Workgroup
1. Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.
