The Puerto Rico Violent Death Notification System (PRVDRS) is an epidemiological surveillance system designed to obtain a complete census of violent deaths in Puerto Rico. The PRVDRS, affiliated with the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute, began participating in the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) in September 2016. The PRVDRS collects, analyzes and publishes information on all violent deaths in Puerto Rico. Violent deaths occur by suicide or homicide, deaths from injuries with unintentional firearms, by legal intervention (except the death penalty), and deaths with undetermined intent. The documentation of violent deaths is carried out through a collaboration agreement with the Institute of Forensic Sciences, Puerto Rico Police Negotiate and the Demographic Registry (Vital Statistics) of the Department of Health.
Preliminary Data 2025
Editors:
Diego E. Zavala Zegarra, MSc, PhD
Mariluz Bezares Salinas, B.S., MS
Mario O. Font Martin, MP, PPL
Cristian Perdomo, MSC
Dates:
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Documents:
2019 Annual Report
Editors:
Diego E. Zavala Zegarra, MSc, PhD
Mariluz Bezares Salinas, B.S., MS
Glorian Carrasquillo Sanchez, BA, MPH
Tania M. Martinez Sanchez, BS, MPH
Dates:
Thursday, November 03, 2022
Documents:
2018 Annual Report
Editors:
Diego E. Zavala Zegarra, MSc, PhD
Mariluz Bezares Salinas, B.S., MS
Glorian Carrasquillo Sanchez, BA, MPH
Tania M. Martinez Sanchez, BS, MPH
Dates:
Wednesday, December 01, 2021
Docs
2017 Annual Report
Editors:
Diego E. Zavala Zegarra, MSc, PhD
Myribel Santiago, MPH
Mariluz Bezares Salinas, B.S., MS
Glorian Carrasquillo Sanchez, BA, MPH
Tania M. Martinez Sanchez, BS, MPH
Dates:
Monday, August 24, 2020
Docs
Submit a report of data from the Violent Death Notification System
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