Wisconsin Violent Death Reporting System Data Dashboards
This collection of dashboards displays statistics on residents of Wisconsin who died from violence within the state. Violent deaths include deaths by suicide, homicide, unintentional firearm (victim was shot by accident), legal intervention (caused by law enforcement acting in the line of duty), and undetermined intent deaths that appear violent in nature.
The dashboards use data from the Wisconsin Violent Death Reporting System (WVDRS), which compiles information from death certificates, medical examiner and coroner reports, and law enforcement reports.
WVDRS is part of the National Violent Death Reporting System run by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The data can also be accessed using the Wisconsin Interactive Statistics on Health (WISH) Query System: Violent Death Module. The dashboard data will be updated annually.
WVDRS data presented on these pages are limited to Wisconsin residents who died within the state. The data presented on these pages may not match other violent death resources, such as the WISH mortality modules or the Suicide in Wisconsin data dashboard for the following reasons:
- Different definitions
- Different requirements to be eligible for inclusion
- The possibility of new or corrected causes of death being added after these dashboards were published.
For example, the Suicide in Wisconsin data dashboard also includes Wisconsin residents who died out of state. While the numbers may not match exactly, they are showing us the same trends, populations most affected.
To access data for one of these topics, press on the blue button.
Violent Deaths Statewide Overview
View statewide violent death counts and rates by manner and year.
Violent Death Demographics: Counts
View violent death counts by county, sex, race, age, ethnicity, and other categories.
Violent Death Demographics: Rates
View violent death rates by county, sex, race, age, ethnicity, and other categories.
Suicide Death Circumstances
View demographic data for suicide deaths in Wisconsin as well as methods used, location of the death, and circumstances involved in the death.
Homicide Death Circumstances
View demographic data for homicide deaths in Wisconsin as well as methods used, location of the death, and circumstances involved in the death.
Firearm Deaths
View demographic data for all firearm deaths in Wisconsin, as well as manner of death, location of the death, and type of firearm used.
Child Violent Deaths
View demographic data for child violent deaths in Wisconsin, as well as manner of death, methods used, and circumstances involved in the death.