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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

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Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

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Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Homicide

County: Lancaster
Measurement Period: 2018-2020
This indicator shows the age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population due to homicides.

Why is this important?

Homicides and other violent acts cause substantial harm in communities across the country (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Almost 20,000 people die from homicide every year in the United States, and many more people are injured by violence (Healthy People 2030). Strategies to prevent intimate partner violence, child abuse and neglect, and youth violence are critical for reducing homicides (Healthy People 2030).

Considerations for Equitable Approaches: Young people are disproportionately impacted by violence in their communities, including firearm injuries and deaths. Racially segregated and high-poverty neighborhoods are at higher risk of homicides and other violence acts (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Communities of color often disproportionately experience violence, with the national homicide rate consistently higher for Black adolescents and young adults compared to their White counterparts (Healthy People 2030). To prevent community violence, it is important to collaborate with different sectors and address the conditions that increase the risk of violence. Street outreach and intervention programs can address immediate risks for violence, while a comprehensive approach addressing societal factors can have the greatest short and long-term impact (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). 

This is a Healthy People 2030 Leading Health Indicator.

The Healthy People 2030 national health target is to reduce homicides to 5.5 deaths per 100,000 population.
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2.3
deaths/ 100,000 population
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Measurement period: 2018-2020
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: March 2022
Filter(s) for this location: County Group: Lancaster
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Technical note: Use caution when comparing overlapping measurement periods since much of the data in each estimate are the same. Rates may be unavailable for certain time periods and geographies due to unstable or suppressed values as determined by the data source.

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Filed under: Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Health / Mortality Data, Health Outcomes