The National Violent Death Reporting System Conference will be held May 16-18, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

This meeting will bring together an array of stakeholders to showcase findings from the NVDRS and demonstrate how the use of NVDRS data has helped to develop, expand, monitor, and sustain violence prevention programs, policies, and practices. We will also explore the future possibilities for novel methods to enhance the data and so much more.

In the United States, more than seven people per hour die a violent death. In 2019, more than 19,100 people were victims of homicide and over 47,500 people died by suicide.

To help find ways to prevent violent deaths, we need to know the facts. The National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) links information about the “who, when, where, and how” from data on violent deaths and provides insights about “why” the deaths occurred.

NVDRS is the only state-based surveillance (reporting) system that pools more than 600 unique data elements from multiple sources into an anonymous database. NVDRS covers all types of violent deaths – including homicides and suicides – in all settings for all age groups.