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 Injury & Violence Prevention
The primary responsibility of our health personnel is to monitor communicable diseases and investigate outbreaks.
Mission  |  Injury Surveillance System  |  Injury Data
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Publications and Educational Resources  |  Programs and Resources
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Injury Prevention Partners
Injury Data

Injury Fatalities
Injury Hospitalizations
Injury Emergency Department Visits
Motor Vehicle Crash Injuries
Children and Youth
Violent Crime
Specialized Data
Other Resources


 


Injury Fatalities to County Residents: (2000-2006)

• Injury Mechanism & Intent by Age Group
• Injury Mechanism & Intent, Age 0-17
• Leading Causes of Death by Age Group
• Leading Causes of Death, Age 0-17


Maps of Injury Fatalities by Residence of Victim
(2004-2006):
• All Cause Injury Mortality Rate
• Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate
• Homicide Rate
• Suicide Rate
• Firearm Injury Mortality Rate
• All Cause Injury Mortality Rates, Residents Aged 0-17 Years
• Pedestrian Injury Mortality Rates
• Poisoning Mortality Rates
• Traffic-related Injury Mortality Rates
• Unintentional Injury Mortality Rates, Residents Aged 0-17 Years
• Unintentional Fall Mortality Rates (Residents 65 and older)
• Unintentional Fall Mortality Rates



Injury Hospitalizations to County Residents:

• Injury Mechanism & Intent by Age Group
• Injury Mechanism & Intent, Age 0-17
• Leading Causes Of Injury-related Hospitalizations by Age Group

Maps of Injury Hospitalizations by Residence of Victim (2004-2006):
• Non-Fatal Injury Hospitalization Rate (PDF)
• Non-Fatal Unintentional Injury Hospitalization Rate (PDF)
• Non-fatal Self-Inflicted Injury Hospitalization Rates (PDF)
• Non-fatal Assault Hospitalization Rates (PDF)
• Non-fatal Firearm Injury Hospitalization Rates (PDF)
• Non-fatal Pedestrian Injury Hospitalization Rates (PDF)
• Non-fatal Pedal Cycle Injury Hospitalization Rates (PDF)
• Non-fatal Unintentional Poisoning Hospitalization Rates (PDF)
• Non-fatal Self-Inflicted Poisoning Hospitalization Rates (PDF)
• Non-fatal Motor Vehicle Occupant Injury Hospitalization Rates (PDF)
• Non-fatal Unintentional Fall Hospitalization Rates (PDF)
• Non-fatal Unintentional Fall Hospitalization Rates, Residents Aged 65 and Older (PDF)

• All Cause Non-fatal Injury Hospitalization Rates, Children Aged 0-17 (PDF)
• Non-Fatal Unintentional Injury Hospitalization Rates, Children Aged 0-17 (PDF)
• Non-fatal Self-Inflicted Injury Hospitalization Rates, Children Aged 0-17 (PDF)
• Non-fatal Unintentional Fall Hospitalization Rates, Children Aged 0-17 (PDF)
• Non-fatal Motor Vehicle Traffic Injury Hospitalization Rates, Children Aged 0-17 (PDF)
• Non-fatal Motor Vehicle Occupant Injury Hospitalization Rates, Children Aged 0-17 (PDF)
• Non-fatal Self-Inflicted Poisoning Hospitalization Rates, Children Aged 0-17 (PDF)


Injury Emergency Dept Visits to County Residents (2005-2006):

• Injury Mechanism & Intent by Age Group
• Injury Mechanism & Intent, Age 0-17

 

Motor Vehicle Crash Injuries (Traffic Crash Reports):

• 2004 Pedestrian Injuries from Motor Vehicle Crashes (Excel)
• 2004 Pedal Cycle Injuries from Motor Vehicle Crashes (Excel)

Youth Risk Behavior Survey (Miami-Dade Public Schools):

• 2005 Middle School (PDF)
• 2005 High School (PDF)


School Environmental Safety Incident Reporting:

(Miami-Dade Public Schools):
• 1999-2002 Miami-Dade School Safety and Discipline Data (PDF)
• 2003-2006 Miami-Dade School Safety and Discipline Data (PDF)
• 1997-2005 Trends in Violent Acts Against Persons in Schools (state data) (PDF)

Police Reports of Violent Crime Incidents:

• 2000-2005 Domestic Violence Offenses by Police Jurisdiction
• 2000-2005 Incidents of Violent Crime by Police Jurisdiction


Specialized Injury Data by Subgroup or Type of Injury:

• Firearm Deaths to Miami-Dade Co. Youth Aged 0-17, 1994-2006
• Drowning and Near-Drowning Incidents, Children Aged 0-18 years, 2000-2006

Other Injury-related Resources:

• Miami-Dade County population data for calculating rates with injury data (Excel)
• Statewide Injury Data (Florida Dept of Health): CHARTS http://www.floridacharts.com/charts/Domain2.aspx?Domain='04'
• National Injury Data (CDC): WISQARS
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars
• Injury-related Lectures: Supercourse, a worldwide, open source library of public health lectures
http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/assist/topicsearch.htm
• SafetyLit: online source for recent research about injury prevention
http://www.safetylit.org


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