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2018 Population Health Dashboards <br />Orange County, NC <br />1- I&V18 <br /> <br />Injury and Violence <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Data Notes: <br />*Due to changes in survey methodology and overlapping confidence intervals, BRFSS data cannot be compared to previous years <br />**Confidence intervals for YRBS trend data are unavailable to assess significance of trends over time. <br />***Sample size for OCS YRBS was small due to an active consent process and may not represent general population rates <br />Rates are per 100,000 unless otherwise noted. See the Public Health Dashboard FAQ Document for more on data methodology. <br /> <br />Sources: YRBS (2015, 2017), NC DPS (2015,2016), NCSBI (2015, 2016), NC SCHS (2015, 2016) <br />Data points are the most current measures from multiple sources (available on request). <br />Motor Vehicle Safety and Accidents ScoreIcon Current Proposed OC Target Previous Progress Peer NC US 2020 Target <br />Crash Injuries Per 1000 People 8 7 8 SAME 9 13 NA 7 <br />Unintentional Motor Vehicle Mortality Rate 8 8 8 SAME 11 14 12 NA <br />% Crashes that are Alcohol Related 4%5%5%↓4%4%5%5% <br />% Adults who drove after drinking in past 30 days*-NA NA 8%-4%3%2%NA <br />% High schoolers who rode with someone who had been drinking (CHCCS)**12%NA 16%↓NA 17%20%NA <br />% High schoolers who rode with someone who had been drinking (OCS)***-13%NA NA -NA 17%20%NA <br />% High schoolers who texted while driving in past 30 days(CHCCS)**21%NA 17%↑NA 38%41%NA <br />% High schoolers who texted while driving in past 30 days(OCS)***31%NA 17%↑NA 38%41%NA <br />Violence and Crime <br />ScoreIcon Current Proposed OC Target Previous Progress Peer NC US 2020 Target <br />Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 173 NA 148 ↑148 375 386 NA <br />Assault Rate per 100,000 104 88 88 ↑182 251 250 192 <br />Rape Rate per 100,000 21 NA 15 ↑13 21 37 NA <br />Homicide Rate per 100,000 4 6 4 SAME 6 7 5 6 <br />% High schoolers who had been injured in a fight (CHCCS)**1%NA 3%↓NA 3%3%NA <br />% High schoolers who experienced dating violence (CHCCS)**-2%NA 2%SAME NA 8%10%NA <br />% High schoolers who experienced forced intercourse (CHCCS)**4%NA 3%↑NA 7%7%NA <br />Progress Orange County Trend <br />Progress Orange County Trend Compare to <br />Compare to <br />Opioids and Drug Overdose <br />Icon Current Proposed OC Target Previous Progress Peer NC US 2020 Target <br />Drug Overdose Mortality Rate 13 10 7 ↑32 19 20 NA <br />Opioid Overdose Mortality Rate 6 5 4 ↑16 15 13 NA <br />Progress Orange County Trend Compare to <br />Unintentional Injuries ScoreIcon Current Proposed OC Target Previous Progress Peer NC US 2020 Target <br />Other Unintentional Mortality Rate (Age-Adj)25 24 26 SAME 35 32 43 36 <br />Progress Orange County Trend Compare to <br />Summary: <br />Alcohol related vehicle indicators showed improvement from 2015 to 2016, which was identified as an area of concern on <br />previous dashboards. Both alcohol related crash rates and reported drinking and driving behaviors among youth saw a decrease. <br />However, texting and driving is rising among youth (21% in 2017, compared to 17% in 2015). 2016 also saw an increase in <br />several indicators related to violent crime. In particular, the indicator for rape crimes increased from 15 per 100,000 to 21 per <br />100,000. While sexual assault crimes are often under reported, national media trends have increasingly reported on a movement <br />to hold public figures responsible for these crimes and may account for some of this increase in reporting at the local level. In any <br />case, this is an indicator to be aware of for Orange County as it is on the rise and greater than or peers. Drug overdose is an <br />additional area of concern, examined in greater depth as a part of the 2018 Substance Use and Mental Health Dashboard. <br /> Significant change <br />from previous that is <br />positive, negative, <br />or indeterminable (grey) <br /> No trend <br /> Trend cannot be assessed <br /> <br /> Performing better than Previous, Peer, NC, and US <br /> Performing better than two or three benchmarks <br /> Performing better than one or no benchmarks <br />(Target value adds additional benchmark, if present) <br />↑↓Positive trend <br />↑↓Negative trend <br />↑↓Neutral trend <br />2015 Population Health Dashboards <br />Disparity Present <br />Negligible Disparity <br /> Performing better than four or more benchmarks <br /> Performing better than two or three benchmarks <br /> Performing better than one or no benchmarks <br />Benchmarks include Previous, Peer, NC, US, and 2020 Target <br />OC Targets represent proposed local goals