Welcome to the Texas Violent Death Reporting System (TVDRS). Texas joined the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) National
Violent Death Reporting System in January of 2019. TVDRS takes part in
CDC’s national system to link insights about violent death data, including why
they occurred.
Our mission is to use violent death data to inform decisions
that save lives.
NVDRS is the only state-based surveillance (reporting)
system that pools more than 600
unique data elements from multiple sources into a usable, anonymous database.
NVDRS includes all types of violent deaths – including homicides and suicides –
in all settings for all age groups.
Texas data will be
available in late 2021.
How can TVDRS data be used to prevent violent death?
Inform decision makers
about the magnitude, trends, and characteristics of violent deaths.
Educate communities
about circumstances that contribute to violence.
Help Decision Makers
and Program Planners develop and enhance comprehensive violence prevention
efforts to maximize benefits.
For more
information about TVDRS or other injury prevention projects in
Texas, please contact us at:
Texas Department of State Health Services
Office of Injury Prevention
PO Box 149347, Mail Code 1914
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Phone number: (800) 242-3562
Fax: (512) 458-7658
tvdrs@dshs.texas.gov
injury.web@dshs.texas.gov
saferiders@dshs.texas.gov
cfrt@dshs.texas.gov
External links
to other sites are intended to be informational and do not have the endorsement
of the Texas Department of State Health Services. These external links may not
be accessible to persons with disabilities.