10 Leading Causes of Nonfatal Violence-Related Injury, United States
2007, All Races, Males , Disposition: All Cases
 

Age Groups

          
Rank
<1
1-4
5-9
10-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
All Ages
 
 1
 
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
1,838
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
4,069
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
11,694
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
56,347
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
290,522
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
171,993
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
121,027
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
78,645
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
26,761
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
8,828
Other AssaultA
Struck by/
Again
771,988
 
 2
 
Other AssaultA
Fall
195*
Sexual
Assault
2,183
Sexual
Assault
1,534
Other AssaultA
Cut/Pierce
1,653
Other AssaultA
Cut/Pierce
27,625
Other AssaultA
Cut/Pierce
18,770
Self-harm
Poisoning
19,140
Self-harm
Poisoning
13,902
Self-harm
Poisoning
3,716
Self-harm
Poisoning
1,974
Self-harm
Poisoning
75,461
 
 3
 
Other AssaultA
Unknown/
Unspeci
156*
Other AssaultA
Fire/Burn
703*
Other AssaultA
Cut/Pierce
692*
Self-harm
Cut/Pierce
1,372
Other AssaultA
Firearm
Gunshot
21,809
Self-harm
Poisoning
16,416
Other AssaultA
Cut/Pierce
12,661
Other AssaultA
Cut/Pierce
7,533
Legal Int.
Struck by/
Against
1,346
Self-harm
Cut/Pierce
685*
Other AssaultA
Cut/Pierce
70,886
 
 4
 
Sexual
Assault
148*
Other AssaultA
Other Bite/
Stin
421*
Other AssaultA
Other Bite/
Stin
414*
Other AssaultA
Fall
970*
Self-harm
Poisoning
19,415
Legal Int.
Struck by/
Against
12,977
Legal Int.
Struck by/
Against
8,308
Legal Int.
Struck by/
Against
4,242
Self-harm
Cut/Pierce
1,196*
Other AssaultA
Cut/Pierce
596*
Other AssaultA
Firearm
Gunshot
43,868
 
 5
 
Other AssaultA
Other Bite/
Stin
140*
Other AssaultA
Fall
363*
Other AssaultA
Fire/Burn
345*
Self-harm
Other Specified
932*
Legal Int.
Struck by/
Against
14,393
Other AssaultA
Firearm
Gunshot
11,907
Self-harm
Other Specified
7,080
Self-harm
Other Specified
4,032
Other AssaultA
Cut/Pierce
1,125*
Legal Int.
Struck by/
Against
508*
Legal Int.
Struck by/
Against
42,502
 
 6
 
Legal Int.
Fall
118*
Other AssaultA
Cut/Pierce
231*
Self-harm
Struck by/
Against
167*
Other AssaultA
Other Bite/
Stin
912*
Self-harm
Cut/Pierce
13,540
Other AssaultA
Other Bite/
Stin
7,418
Self-harm
Cut/Pierce
6,200
Self-harm
Cut/Pierce
2,750
Other AssaultA
Other Bite/
Stin
1,023*
Self-harm
Other Specified
391*
Self-harm
Cut/Pierce
33,030
 
 7
 
Other AssaultA
Firearm
Gunshot
21*
Other AssaultA
Other Specified
43*
Other AssaultA
Overexertion
140*
Self-harm
Poisoning
897*
Self-harm
Other Specified
8,695
Self-harm
Other Specified
7,298
Other AssaultA
Firearm
Gunshot
5,753*
Other AssaultA
Other Bite/
Stin
2,408
Self-harm
Other Specified
878*
Other AssaultA
Firearm
Gunshot
343*
Self-harm
Other Specified
29,337
 
 8
 
Other AssaultA
Natural/
Environ
21*
Other AssaultA
MV-Occupant
10*
Legal Int.
Struck by/
Against
136*
Other AssaultA
Firearm
Gunshot
775*
Other AssaultA
Other Bite/
Stin
7,579
Self-harm
Cut/Pierce
7,257
Other AssaultA
Other Bite/
Stin
2,996
Other AssaultA
Firearm
Gunshot
2,348*
Other AssaultA
Firearm
Gunshot
772*
Other AssaultA
Fall
342*
Other AssaultA
Other Bite/
Stin
23,456
 
 9
 
Other AssaultA
Fire/Burn
16*
Legal Int.
Struck by/
Against
10*
Other AssaultA
Fall
130*
Self-harm
Struck by/
Against
700*
Self-harm
Struck by/
Against
3,449
Self-harm
Struck by/
Against
2,880
Self-harm
Struck by/
Against
1,748*
Other AssaultA
Fall
1,580
Other AssaultA
Fall
486*
Self-harm
Firearm
Gunshot
285*
Self-harm
Struck by/
Against
10,251
 
 10
 
Two
Tied
8*
Other AssaultA
Firearm
Gunshot
10*
Other AssaultA
Pedal Cyclist
123*
Legal Int.
Struck by/
Against
561*
Other AssaultA
Fall
3,050
Other AssaultA
Fall
1,955
Legal Int.
Cut/Pierce
1,366*
Self-harm
Struck by/
Against
1,012*
Other AssaultA
Other Specified
315*
Self-harm
Drowning/
Near Drown
153*
Other AssaultA
Fall
10,190
Produced By: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
Data Source: NEISS All Injury Program operated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission  (CPSC).
A The 'Other Assault' category includes all assaults that are not classified as sexual assault. It represents the majority of assaults.

* Injury estimate is unstable because of small sample size.