The 1998 National Violence Index

a project of the Peace Studies Institute of Manchester College

The most recent NIVAH release is available at www.manchester.edu/links/ViolenceIndex/index.htm

The National Violence Index was developed by a team of researchers at Manchester College. The goals of this project are to quantify levels of violence in the United States (both personal and societal violence) and identify trends over time. The initial version of the Index, spanning the years 1995-98, was released in December, 2000. The following links provide details on the construction of the Index and results of the initial Index release.

Project Overview (PDF format)
Variable Definitions and Sources (PDF)
Index Summary (1995-98) (PDF)
Index Graphic (PDF, JPG or GIF)
News Release (December 19, 2000)
Media Coverage
Uses of the Violence Index

All items associated with the Index are copyrighted by the Manchester College Peace Studies Institute. We encourage wide dissemination of these materials but request that permission be sought for anything more than personal use and that appropriate acknowledgment be given. We would also appreciate being informed of how others use the Index in their own research, academic and advocacy work. The Index graphic is available for use by media outlets with acknowledgment of the source.

The Index was developed by the following team, coordinated by Neil Wollman.

Neil Wollman, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Manchester College Peace Studies Institute
Bradley Yoder, Ph.D., ACSW, Professor of Sociology and Social Work, Manchester College
James Brumbaugh-Smith, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Manchester College
Dustin Brown, B.A., Manchester College
Heidi Gross, student, Manchester College
Benjamin Long, student, Manchester College

The Index graphic was created by Gib Foster of the Office of Printing Services, Manchester College.

For more information about the National Violence Index contact Neil Wollman at njwollman@manchester.edu or 219-982-5346. You may also be interested in looking at other projects of the Peace Studies Institute.

This page is maintained by Jim Brumbaugh-Smith and was last updated on 6/22/01.

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