Injury & Violence Prevention

Miami-Dade County Injury Surveillance System (MDCISS)



MDCISS acquires data on injury from a variety of state and local agencies or references data posted on a source's website to describe the magnitude of the injury problem in the county. 
These sources include:



Data Source Years Available
Death Certificates Vital Statistics, FL Department of Health 1995-2009
Medical Examiner Records Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner 's Department 2005-2010
Hospital Discharge Data Agency for Health Care Administration 1995-2009
Emergency Dept. Data Agency for Health Care Administration & Miami-Dade County Hospitals 2005-2009
Motor Vehicle Crash Reports Florida Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 1997-2009
Police Reports Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement 1996-2009 (website)
School District Safety Incident Reports FL Dept. of Education 1997-2009 (website)
Youth Risk Behavior Survey Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Office of Program Evaluation 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009




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