National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS)
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2 Expired ICRs
Summary
The National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) collects information about violent deaths including homicides, suicides, and deaths caused by law enforcement acting in the line of duty. All 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico submit data into NVDRS. NVDRS is the only state-based surveillance system that pools more than 600 unique data elements from multiple sources into an anonymous database. NVDRS includes information about homicides, suicides, deaths of undetermined intent that may be due to violence, legal intervention deaths, and unintentional firearm deaths - in all settings for all age groups.
| Agency | HHS, CDC |
|---|---|
| Data Checkup |
Historical Data Availability
No Known Issue
Future Data Availability
No Known Issue
Data Quality
High Risk
A question pertaining to transgender identity was removed from the data collection instrument.
Statutory Context
High Risk
Statutory authorization vague.
Staffing and Funding
High Risk
From FY2024 to FY2026, CDC lost about 30% of its workforce. The CDC Division of Violence Prevention, which oversees NVDRS, lost more than half of its staff as part of the April 2025 Reduction in Force.
Policy
High Risk
The March and June 2026 ICR submissions reflect modifications made in response to Executive Order 14168, including changing "gender" to "sex," removing a question on transgender identity, and deleting references to transgender identity from the methodology and codebook.
Last updated: 2026-07-16
Details
| OMB Control Number | 0920-0607 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorizing Statutes | 42 USC 301 | |||
| Related ICRs |
| Reference Number | Title | Agency | Status | Request Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202112-0920-012 | Expired The National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) | HHS/CDC | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection |
| 202503-0920-009 | Expired The National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) | HHS/CDC | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection |
| 202506-0920-011 | [NCIPC] The National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) | HHS/CDC | Received in OIRA | Revision of a currently approved collection |