The 2001 National Index of Violence and Harm

--- released October 31, 2003 ---
 

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


 

News Releases

"Narrowing Gaps Between Races and Age Groups Are Halted"  (October, 2004 - PDF Format)

"Poverty Gaps in US Decrease . . . But Still A ways to Go"  (February 20, 2004 - PDF Format)

"Society at Risk"  (February 2004 - PDF Format)

2001 Index:  "Long-term upswing in executions reversed as more convictions are overturned.
Violence Index researchers find post 9-11 surge in hate crimes short lived."
  (December 22, 2003 - PDF Format)


The National Index of Violence and Harm was developed by a team of researchers at Manchester College.  The goals of this project are to quantify levels of violence and harm done to people in the United States 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 findings from the 2001 release.

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.

Research Assistants for 2001 Release For more information about the Index contact Neil Wollman at njwollman@manchester.edu or 260-982-5346.  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 9/8/05.