Injury Prevention
Leading Health Indicators are a subset of Healthy People 2020 objectives selected to communicate high-priority health issues.
This objective was revised. See Revision History for Details.
Baseline: | 59.7 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by injuries in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||
Target: | 53.7 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 617.6 hospitalizations for nonfatal injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||
Target: | 555.8 hospitalizations per 100,000 population | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||
Data Sources: |
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), CDC/NCHS; Population Estimates, Census |
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Baseline: | 8,370.4 ED visits for nonfatal injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||
Target: | 7,533.4 ED visits per 100,000 population | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC/NCHS; Population Estimates, Census |
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Baseline: | 17.4 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by traumatic brain injuries in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||
Target: | 15.7 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 85.6 hospitalizations for nonfatal traumatic brain injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||
Target: | 77.0 hospitalizations per 100,000 population | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), CDC/NCHS; Population Estimates, Census |
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Baseline: | 407.2 ED visits for nonfatal traumatic brain injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||
Target: | 366.5 ED visits per 100,000 population | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||
Data Sources: |
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC/NCHS; Population Estimates, Census |
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Baseline: | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by spinal cord injuries in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||
Target: | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 3.6 hospitalizations for nonfatal spinal cord injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||
Target: | 3.2 hospitalizations per 100,000 population | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||
Data Sources: |
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), CDC/NCHS; Population Estimates, Census |
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National Center for Child Death Review, Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI); National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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National Center for Child Death Review, Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI); National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS |
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Baseline: | 67.9 percent of States had statewide emergency department data systems that routinely collected external-cause-of-injury codes for 90 percent or more of injury-related visits (19 of 28 participating States in HCUP-SEDD) in 2008 | ||||||
Target: | 85.0 percent | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Projection/trend analysis | ||||||
Data Sources: |
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project-State Emergency Department Databases (HCUP-SEDD), AHRQ |
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Baseline: | 64.3 percent of States had statewide hospital discharge data systems that routinely collect external-cause-of-injury codes for 90 percent or more of injury-related discharges (27 of 42 participating States in HCUP-SID) in 2008 | ||||||
Target: | 85.0 percent | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Projection/trend analysis | ||||||
Data Sources: |
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project-State Inpatient Databases (HCUP-SID), AHRQ |
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Baseline: | 83.1 percent of the population residing within the continental United States had access to trauma care in 2009 | ||||
Target: | 91.4 percent | ||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||
Potential Data Sources: |
Trauma Information Exchange Program (TIEP), American Trauma Society (ATS) |
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Revision History: | This objective was archived due to another reason: Injury response activities are no longer supported. The data used to calculate trauma center coverage is no longer being purchased. Read more about the revision history. |
This objective was archived due to lack of data source, changes in science, or was replaced with other objectives. See Revision History for Details.
Baseline: | 28.7 percent of the land mass of the continental United States had access to trauma care in 2009 | ||||
Target: | 31.6 percent | ||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||
Potential Data Sources: |
Trauma Information Exchange Program (TIEP), American Trauma Society (ATS) |
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Revision History: | This objective was archived due to another reason: The data used to calculate trauma center coverage (part of injury response activities) are no longer being purchased since the Center priorities have shifted. Read more about the revision history. |
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Baseline: | 13.2 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by poisonings in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||||
Target: | 13.2 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Maintain the baseline value. | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 25.6 deaths per 100,000 population aged 35 to 54 years were caused by poisonings in 2007 | ||||||||||
Target: | 25.6 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Maintain the baseline value. | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 11.1 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by unintentional and undetermined poisonings in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||||
Target: | 11.1 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Maintain the baseline value. | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 21.6 deaths per 100,000 population aged 35 to 54 years were caused by unintentional and undetermined poisonings in 2007 | ||||||||||
Target: | 21.6 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Maintain the baseline value. | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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This objective was revised. See Revision History for Details.
Baseline: | 304.8 nonfatal poisonings per 100,000 population occurred in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||
Target: | 304.8 nonfatal poisonings per 100,000 population | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Maintain the baseline value. | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP), CDC/NCIPC and CPSC; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Unintentional Injury Prevention
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Baseline: | 40.4 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by unintentional injuries in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||||
Target: | 36.4 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 9,233.5 emergency department (ED) visits for nonfatal unintentional injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||
Target: | 8,310.1 injuries per 100,000 population | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP), CDC/NCIPC and CPSC; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 13.8 motor vehicle traffic-related deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||||
Target: | 12.4 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 1.3 motor vehicle crash-related deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled occurred in 2008 | ||||||||
Target: | 1.2 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), DOT/NHTSA |
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Baseline: | 771.4 nonfatal injuries per 100,000 population were caused by motor vehicle crashes in 2008 | ||||||||
Target: | 694.3 nonfatal injuries per 100,000 population | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Automotive Sampling System (NASS) General Estimates System (GES) (NASS GES), DOT/NHTSA; Population Estimates, Census |
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Baseline: | 84 percent of motor vehicle drivers and right-front seat passengers used safety belts in 2009 | ||||||||
Target: | 92 percent | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), DOT/NHTSA |
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Baseline: | 86 percent of children aged 0 to 12 months were restrained in rear-facing child safety seats in 2008 | ||||||
Target: | 95 percent | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||
Data Sources: |
National Survey on the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS), DOT/NHTSA |
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Baseline: | 72 percent of children aged 1 to 3 years were restrained in front-facing child safety seats in 2008 | ||||||
Target: | 79 percent | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||
Data Sources: |
National Survey on the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS), DOT/NHTSA |
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Baseline: | 43 percent of children aged 4 to 7 years were restrained in booster seats in 2008 | ||||||
Target: | 47 percent | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||
Data Sources: |
National Survey on the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS), DOT/NHTSA |
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Baseline: | 78 percent of children aged 8 to 12 years used safety belts in 2008 | ||||||
Target: | 86 percent | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||
Data Sources: |
National Survey on the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS), DOT/NHTSA |
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Baseline: | 32 States (including the District of Columbia) had “good” graduated driver licensing laws in 2009 | ||||||
Target: | 51 States (including the District of Columbia) | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Total coverage | ||||||
Potential Data Sources: |
Licensing Systems for Young Drivers, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) |
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Revision History: | This objective was archived due to a change in science. Read more about the revision history. |
Baseline: | 1.5 pedestrian deaths per 100,000 population occurred on public roads in 2008 | ||||||||||
Target: | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), DOT/NHTSA; Population Estimates, Census |
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Baseline: | 22.6 nonfatal pedestrian injuries per 100,000 population occurred on public roads in 2008 | ||||||||
Target: | 20.3 injuries per 100,000 population | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Automotive Sampling System (NASS) General Estimates System (GES) (NASS GES), DOT/NHTSA; Population Estimates, Census |
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Baseline: | 0.24 pedalcyclist deaths per 100,000 population occurred on public roads in 2008 | ||||||||
Target: | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), DOT/NHTSA; Population Estimates, Census |
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Baseline: | 19 States (including the District of Columbia) had laws requiring bicycle helmets for bicycle riders under age 15 years in 2009 | ||||||
Target: | 27 (including the District of Columbia) | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Projection/trend analysis | ||||||
Data Sources: |
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute (BHSI) |
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Baseline: | 67 percent of all motorcycle operators and passengers used helmets in 2009 | ||||||||
Target: | 74 percent | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), DOT/NHTSA |
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Revision History: | This objective was revised. Read more about the revision history. |
This objective was revised. See Revision History for Details.
Baseline: | 7.2 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by unintentional falls in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||||
Target: | 7.2 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Maintain the baseline value. | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 47.0 deaths per 100,000 population aged 65 years and over were caused by unintentional falls in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||||
Target: | 47.0 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Maintain the baseline value. | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 2.0 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by unintentional suffocation in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||||
Target: | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 23.1 deaths per 100,000 infants 0 to 12 months were caused by unintentional suffocation in 2007 | ||||||||||
Target: | 20.8 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 8.3 deaths per 100,000 population aged 65 years and over were caused by unintentional suffocation in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||
Target: | 7.5 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by unintentional drowning in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||||
Target: | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 46.6 medically consulted injuries per 1,000 population resulted from engaging in sports and exercise or leisure activities in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) |
Target: | 41.9 injuries per 1,000 population |
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement |
Data Sources: |
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS |
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Baseline: | 76.8 percent of public and private schools required students to wear appropriate protective gear when engaged in physical education in 2006 | ||||||
Target: | 84.5 percent | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||
Data Sources: |
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP |
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Baseline: | 85.8 percent of public and private schools required students to wear appropriate protective gear when engaged in school-sponsored intramural activities or physical activity clubs in 2006 | ||||||
Target: | 94.4 percent | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||
Data Sources: |
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP |
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Baseline: | 0.95 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by residential fires in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||||
Target: | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Violence Prevention
Leading Health Indicators are a subset of Healthy People 2020 objectives selected to communicate high-priority health issues.
This objective was revised. See Revision History for Details.
Baseline: | 6.1 homicides per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||||
Target: | 5.5 homicides per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 10.3 firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||||
Target: | 9.3 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 20.7 nonfatal firearm-related injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 | ||||||
Target: | 18.6 injuries per 100,000 population | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||
Data Sources: |
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), CPSC; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 512.5 emergency department (ED) visits for nonfatal physical assault injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||
Target: | 461.2 injuries per 100,000 population | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||
Data Sources: |
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP), CDC/NCIPC and CPSC; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 21.3 physical assaults per 1,000 population aged 12 years and over occurred in 2008 | ||||||||
Target: | 19.2 physical assaults per 1,000 population | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), DOJ/BJS |
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Baseline: | 31.5 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 reported that they engaged in physical fighting in the previous 12 months in 2009 | ||||||||||
Target: | 28.4 percent | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC/NCHHSTP |
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Baseline: | 19.9 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 reported that they were bullied on school property in the previous 12 months in 2009 | ||||||||
Target: | 17.9 percent | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC/NCHHSTP |
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Baseline: | 5.6 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 reported that they carried weapons on school property during the past 30 days in 2009 | ||||||||||
Target: | 4.6 percent | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Projection/trend analysis | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC/NCHHSTP |
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Baseline: | 2.3 child maltreatment deaths per 100,000 children under age 18 years occurred in 2008 | ||||||||||
Target: | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 children | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), ACF; Population Estimates, Census |
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Baseline: | 9.4 victims of nonfatal child maltreatment per 1,000 children under age 18 years were reported in 2008 | ||||||||||
Target: | 8.5 maltreatment victims per 1,000 children | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), ACF; Population Estimates, Census |
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Baseline: | 124.9 emergency department visits for nonfatal intentional self-harm injuries per 100,000 population occurred in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||
Target: | 112.4 injuries per 100,000 population | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP), CDC/NCIPC and CPSC; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Revision History: | This objective was revised. Read more about the revision history. |
This objective was revised. See Revision History for Details.
Baseline: | 58.9 percent of children were exposed to any form of violence, crime, and abuse measured in 2008 | ||||||
Target: | 53.0 percent | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||
Data Sources: |
National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV), DOJ/OJJDP |
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Baseline: | 16 States linked data on violent deaths from death certificates, law enforcement, and coroner and medical examiner reports to inform prevention efforts at the State and local levels in 2009 | ||||
Target: | 51 States (including the District of Columbia) | ||||
Target-Setting Method: | Total coverage | ||||
Data Sources: |
National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), CDC/NCIPC |
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