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The 2003 National Index of Violence and Harm |
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The 2003 National Index of Violence and Harm |
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| 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
Poverty gap closing between minorities and whites, between young and old; no change between women and men. Income gap widens between rich and poor. (October 6, 2006 - PDF)
"Trends in homelessness, health, hunger and dropout data suggest a 'Society at Risk'" (December 19, 2005 - PDF)
"National Index Finds Trends of Lessening Violence and Harm in the U.S. --- Treatment of Most Vulnerable a Notable Exception" (November 12, 2005 - PDF)
"While Overall Poverty Rate Continues to Rise, Gaps Between Races, Age Groups and Gender Continue to Drop" (October 11, 2005 - PDF)
| The National Index of Violence and Harm (NIVAH) 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 2003 release. |
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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.
This page maintained by Jim Brumbaugh-Smith - last updated on 12/23/06
