Data:
51 States, 341 Counties
Time Frame:
2010-2019
Total Homicides
175,780
National Homicide Trends
CT VIP
New Haven's Community-based organization for violence prevention.
Four Major Components of CTVIP's Work:
Identify Highest Risk
Identify individuals at highest risk for violence.
Outreach & Mentoring
Outreach workers maintain contact with individuals.
Community Happenings
Outreach workers keep in contact with community and stay updated on social happenings.
Data Collection
Collect data on outreach worker contact, conflict prevention, and more to optimize efforts.
More About CT VIP & this data-viz
CTVIP is a community-based program aimed at reducing youth violence in the greater New Haven area. CTVIP outreach workers with social rapport and respect in New Haven maintain contact with individuals in the community, and stay informed about various social groups. Data 2 the People is working with CTVIP to use data to track and improve their efforts. Looking at trends nationally, at the state level, and other counties outside New Haven and Connecticut is important in testing effectiveness of the program. This is a dataviz exploration of violence trends indicated by homicide rates at various scopes. You can explore homicides trends at the national level, the state level, and county level. You can even search for your own county to see its trends over 2010-2019!
Data Overview
CDC Wonder Data 2010-2019
CDC Wonder Data is available here. The dataset used is the CDC Multiple Causes of Death queried from the Wonder Data System. The pulled data covers all deaths, but was filtered specifically for homicide intent from 2010 to 2019. The states and national data exclude any states with fewer than 10 deaths in a certain year. Similarly, the county data excludes any counties with fewer than 10 deaths in a year.
National Level Homicide Trends
America 2019
Homicides Per 100,000 Population
Homicides Per 100,000 Population by Year
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total Homicides by Year
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019