Data Source:

California Department of Public Health

Department of Finance

Analysis:

Collaborative Economics

Assault data are from the California Department of Public Health, EpiCenter California Injury Data Online. Assault cases include “abuse and neglect,” “blunt object,” “cut/pierce,” “fight, unarmed,” firearm,” and “other” cases that result in death, non-fatal hospitalization and non-fatal emergency department visit (treat & release, or transfer to another facility). Female and male population data used by the Department of Public Health are from the California Department of Finance Demographic Research Unit, “Estimates of Race/Ethnic Population with Age and Gender Detail” data sets for 1990-1999 and 2000-2010.

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