Why is this important?
Beyond their immediate health consequences, injuries and violence have a significant impact on everyone, contributing to early death, disability, poor mental health, high medical costs, and lost worker productivity.
Beyond their immediate health consequences, injuries and violence have a significant impact on everyone, contributing to early death, disability, poor mental health, high medical costs, and lost worker productivity.
“The biggest crime in Marin County is
domestic violence. And VOWA, the Violence Against Women Act, they actually say that if you could cure poverty, you could have many things cured, including things like domestic violence.”
—Key Informant
domestic violence. And VOWA, the Violence Against Women Act, they actually say that if you could cure poverty, you could have many things cured, including things like domestic violence.”
—Key Informant
What the data say:
- Falls are the number one cause of accidental death for seniors in Marin County.
- Marin County’s rate of bicycle involved collisions that result in bicyclist injury or death is 1.6 times higher than the state rate.
- Within Marin, the city of San Rafael has the highest rate of domestic violence calls.
- Asian and Black/African-American students in Marin are more likely to report bullying or harassment (40% and 43%, respectively) than Asian and Black/African-American students in California overall (30% and 35%, respectively), while White and Asian students were less likely to report bullying in Marin than in the rest of the state.
County: Marin
(Compared to CA Counties)
Violence and Injury Prevention Indicators
6.0 deaths/ 100,000 population
This indicator shows the age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population due to motor vehicle traffic collisions.
Data Source: California Department of Public Health
