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Injury and Violence
In 2010, both unintentional and violence-related injuries accounted for 50.6 percent of all deaths among people ages 1 to 44 in the United States. That is more deaths than those attributable to non-communicable diseases and infectious diseases combined.1
Youth violence is a major public health issue for individuals and communities and is a significant contributor to injuries and injury deaths among youth. Each year, about 5,000 youths between the ages of 15 and 24 die by homicide, making homicide the second leading cause of death for this age group.2
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Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going
Over the past decade, the death rate from all injuries increased by 8 percent. In 2000, the injury death rate was 52.8 deaths per 100,000 population (age adjusted), compared to a rate of 57.1 in 2010. During the same period, the homicide rate declined 10 percent from 5.9 deaths per 100,000 population (age adjusted) in 2000 to 5.3 in 2010. Several groups had lower rates of injury deaths and homicide compared to their counterparts, including the Asian or Pacific Islander population, women, and people born outside of the US.
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Leading Health Indicators
Leading Health Indicators are critical health issues that – if tackled appropriately – will dramatically reduce the leading causes of death, preventable illness, and disability in the United States. The Leading Health Indicators for Injury and Violence are:
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Who’s Leading the Leading Health Indicators?
Combating Youth Violence in Baltimore, Maryland Through Community Partnerships and Evidence-Based Interventions
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 Youth violence is a serious issue impacting many cities across the Nation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established the Academic Centers for Excellence (ACE) Program to help reduce youth violence in high-risk communities. One of those communities is Lower Park Heights in Baltimore, Maryland.
Baltimore consistently has one of the Nation’s highest homicide rates. In 2009, Baltimore had the fifth highest homicide rate in the nation. Homicide rates are particularly high for youth. Lower Park Heights was chosen as an intervention community because of its significant problems with youth violence.3
In 2011, ACE funded Johns Hopkins University Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence (JHCPYV)  to implement evidence-based interventions in the Lower Park Heights community of Baltimore, Maryland.
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