Tennessee Office of the State Chief Medical Examiner

The Tennessee Violent Death Reporting System (TNVDRS) is a data system that pools data on violent deaths and their circumstances from multiple sources, including the death certificate, medical examiner records, and law enforcement records, into a de-identified database maintained by the CDC. TNVDRS collects over 600 unique data elements to provide context on violent deaths occurring in our state including: homicide, suicide, unintentional firearm deaths, legal intervention, and deaths of undetermined intent.