Complete Health Indicator Report of Deaths due to Firearm-related Injury
Definition
Deaths with a firearm-related injury as the underlying cause of death. ICD-10 codes: W32-W34 (unintentional), X72-X74 (suicide), X93-X95 (homicide), Y22-Y24 (undetermined intent), Y35.0 (legal intervention)Numerator
Number of deaths due to firearm-related injuries of all intentionsDenominator
Total number of persons in the populationWhy Is This Important?
Violence is a major public health concern throughout the United States.Healthy People Objective: Reduce firearm-related deaths
U.S. Target: 9.3 deaths per 100,000 population (age-adjusted)State Target: 4.7 deaths per 100,000 population (age-adjusted)
Other Objectives
'''Revised Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective IVP-2a''': Reduce the age-adjusted death rate due to firearm-related injuries per 100,000 standard population to 4.7 in the total population, 2.4 among Whites, 15.8 among Blacks, and 1.9 among Hispanics. '''Revised Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective IVP-2b''': Reduce the death rate due to firearm-related injuries among males aged 15-19 years per 100,000 age- and gender-specific population to 9.5 among all racial/ethnic groups combined and 49.1 among Blacks. '''Original Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective IVP-2a''': Reduce the age-adjusted death rate due to firearm-related injuries per 100,000 standard population to 4.7 in the total population, 2.4 among Whites, 15.8 among Blacks, and 3.6 among Hispanics. '''Original Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective IVP-2b''': Reduce the death rate due to firearm-related injuries among males aged 15-19 years per 100,000 age- and gender-specific population to 13.7 among all racial/ethnic groups combined and 68.0 among Blacks. Targets were not set for race/ethnicity, sex, and/or age groups with numbers of deaths due to firearm-related injuries too small to calculate reliable rates.How Are We Doing?
The Healthy New Jersey 2020 targets for age-adjusted death rates among the total population and Blacks were achieved by 2019 but rates rose above the targets in 2020. The targets for males aged 15-19 were achieved and remain below the targets through 2020. The firearm-related age-adjusted death rate among Blacks is more than 5 times the rates among Whites and Hispanics. County rates per 100,000 population (age-adjusted) range from a low of 1.8 in Bergen to a high of 12.9 in Salem (2016-2020).How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
New Jersey's age-adjusted death rate due to firearm-related injuries and the death rate among males aged 15-19 years are less than half the national rates.What Is Being Done?
New Jersey already has some of the strictest firearm laws in the nation. In January, 2017, the Governor signed into law a revision of certain existing laws concerning domestic violence and firearms ([https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/PL16/91_.PDF P.L.2016, c.91]), which enhances protections for domestic violence victims by restricting access to firearms by a person convicted of a domestic violence crime or subject to a domestic violence restraining order. For female homicide victims, more than half of homicides are committed by a current or former intimate partner, and a majority of those deaths involve a firearm.[http://www.state.nj.us/health/chs/njvdrs/ ^1^] The Governor's Study Commission on Violence released a [https://www.nj.gov/oag/library/SCV-Final-Report--10-13-15.pdf report of recommendations] to the Governor on ways to combat all types of violence from a public health perspective in October, 2015. The New Jersey Department of Health maintains the [http://www.state.nj.us/health/chs/njvdrs/ New Jersey Violent Death Reporting System] (NJVDRS), a CDC-funded surveillance system that tracks suicides, homicides, unintentional firearm deaths, injury deaths of undetermined intent, and deaths by legal intervention and is used to educate public health and public safety professionals in the state and inform their interventions and decision-making, with the ultimate goal of reducing the incidence of violent deaths. NJVDRS is part of the [https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/datasources/nvdrs/index.html National Violent Death Reporting System].Health Program Information
NJ Violent Death Reporting System: [http://www.nj.gov/health/chs/njvdrs/]Related Indicators
Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators:
Data Tables
Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Firearm-related Injury, by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2000-2020 (HNJ2020)
US/NJ | Year | Deaths per 100,000 Population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | |
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Record Count: 42 | ||||||
US | 2000 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 28,663 | |
US | 2001 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 29,573 | |
US | 2002 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 30,242 | |
US | 2003 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 30,136 | |
US | 2004 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 29,569 | |
US | 2005 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 30,694 | |
US | 2006 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 30,896 | |
US | 2007 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 31,224 | |
US | 2008 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 31,593 | |
US | 2009 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 31,347 | |
US | 2010 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 31,672 | |
US | 2011 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 32,351 | |
US | 2012 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 33,563 | |
US | 2013 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 33,636 | |
US | 2014 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 33,594 | |
US | 2015 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 36,252 | |
US | 2016 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 38,658 | |
US | 2017 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 39,773 | |
US | 2018 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 39,740 | |
US | 2019 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 39,707 | |
US | 2020 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 45,222 | |
NJ | 2000 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 342 | |
NJ | 2001 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 370 | |
NJ | 2002 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 416 | |
NJ | 2003 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 458 | |
NJ | 2004 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 455 | |
NJ | 2005 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 435 | |
NJ | 2006 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 492 | |
NJ | 2007 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 446 | |
NJ | 2008 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 429 | |
NJ | 2009 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 414 | |
NJ | 2010 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 458 | |
NJ | 2011 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 482 | |
NJ | 2012 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 444 | |
NJ | 2013 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 506 | |
NJ | 2014 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 469 | |
NJ | 2015 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 475 | |
NJ | 2016 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 485 | |
NJ | 2017 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 478 | |
NJ | 2018 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 420 | |
NJ | 2019 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 368 | |
NJ | 2020 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 446 |
Data Notes
This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective IVP-2a.Data Sources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death File. CDC WONDER On-line Database accessed at [https://wonder.cdc.gov/Deaths-by-Underlying-Cause.html]
- Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
- Population Estimates, [https://www.nj.gov/labor/lpa/dmograph/est/est_index.html State Data Center], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Firearm-related Injury, by Year and Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2000-2020 (HNJ2020)
Race/Ethnicity | Year | Deaths per 100,000 Population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 63 | ||||||
White | 2000 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 165 | |
White | 2001 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 176 | |
White | 2002 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 206 | |
White | 2003 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 199 | |
White | 2004 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 201 | |
White | 2005 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 162 | |
White | 2006 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 196 | |
White | 2007 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 167 | |
White | 2008 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 171 | |
White | 2009 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 177 | |
White | 2010 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 180 | |
White | 2011 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 189 | |
White | 2012 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 162 | |
White | 2013 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 192 | |
White | 2014 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 194 | |
White | 2015 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 199 | |
White | 2016 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 172 | |
White | 2017 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 191 | |
White | 2018 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 179 | |
White | 2019 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 161 | |
White | 2020 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 171 | |
Black | 2000 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 13.5 | 138 | |
Black | 2001 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 14.4 | 148 | |
Black | 2002 | 13.3 | 11.2 | 15.4 | 157 | |
Black | 2003 | 17.0 | 14.6 | 19.4 | 202 | |
Black | 2004 | 16.4 | 14.1 | 18.8 | 198 | |
Black | 2005 | 18.8 | 16.2 | 21.3 | 227 | |
Black | 2006 | 20.5 | 17.8 | 23.1 | 249 | |
Black | 2007 | 17.7 | 15.3 | 20.2 | 215 | |
Black | 2008 | 16.2 | 13.9 | 18.6 | 196 | |
Black | 2009 | 14.5 | 12.3 | 16.7 | 177 | |
Black | 2010 | 18.6 | 16.0 | 21.1 | 219 | |
Black | 2011 | 19.7 | 17.1 | 22.3 | 233 | |
Black | 2012 | 17.7 | 15.2 | 20.1 | 206 | |
Black | 2013 | 19.5 | 16.9 | 22.0 | 231 | |
Black | 2014 | 17.8 | 15.4 | 20.2 | 206 | |
Black | 2015 | 19.1 | 16.6 | 21.6 | 222 | |
Black | 2016 | 20.8 | 18.1 | 23.4 | 241 | |
Black | 2017 | 18.7 | 16.2 | 21.2 | 218 | |
Black | 2018 | 14.7 | 12.5 | 16.9 | 169 | |
Black | 2019 | 14.1 | 11.9 | 16.2 | 163 | |
Black | 2020 | 17.5 | 15.0 | 19.9 | 203 | |
Hispanic | 2000 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 37 | |
Hispanic | 2001 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 45 | |
Hispanic | 2002 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 47 | |
Hispanic | 2003 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 53 | |
Hispanic | 2004 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 48 | |
Hispanic | 2005 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 34 | |
Hispanic | 2006 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 44 | |
Hispanic | 2007 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 56 | |
Hispanic | 2008 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 49 | |
Hispanic | 2009 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 48 | |
Hispanic | 2010 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 47 | |
Hispanic | 2011 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 46 | |
Hispanic | 2012 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 69 | |
Hispanic | 2013 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 61 | |
Hispanic | 2014 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 56 | |
Hispanic | 2015 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 39 | |
Hispanic | 2016 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 57 | |
Hispanic | 2017 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 53 | |
Hispanic | 2018 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 59 | |
Hispanic | 2019 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 37 | |
Hispanic | 2020 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 57 |
Data Notes
This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective IVP-2a. There are too few deaths among Asians to calculate reliable rates.Data Sources
- Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
- Population Estimates, [https://www.nj.gov/labor/lpa/dmograph/est/est_index.html State Data Center], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Firearm-related Injury by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2020
Race/Ethnicity | Deaths per 100,000 Population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 6 | ||||||
White | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 171 | ||
Black | 17.5 | 15.0 | 19.9 | 203 | ||
Hispanic | 3.0 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 57 | ||
Asian | ** | |||||
New Jersey | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 446 | ||
United States | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 45,222 |
Data Notes
** Number of deaths is too small to calculate a reliable rate.Data Sources
- Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
- Population Estimates, [https://www.nj.gov/labor/lpa/dmograph/est/est_index.html State Data Center], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Death Rate due to Firearm-related Injury among 15- to 19-Year-Old Males, by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2000-2020 (HNJ2020)
US/NJ | 3-year average | Deaths per 100,000 Population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 38 | ||||||
US | 2000-2002 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 22.1 | ||
US | 2001-2003 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | ||
US | 2002-2004 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 21.1 | ||
US | 2003-2005 | 20.9 | 20.4 | 21.4 | ||
US | 2004-2006 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | ||
US | 2005-2007 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 22.3 | ||
US | 2006-2008 | 21.4 | 21.0 | 21.9 | ||
US | 2007-2009 | 20.3 | 19.8 | 20.8 | ||
US | 2008-2010 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 19.8 | ||
US | 2009-2011 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 19.1 | ||
US | 2010-2012 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 18.9 | ||
US | 2011-2013 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 18.4 | ||
US | 2012-2014 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 18.0 | ||
US | 2013-2015 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 18.4 | ||
US | 2014-2016 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 19.9 | ||
US | 2015-2017 | 21.6 | 21.1 | 22.1 | ||
US | 2016-2018 | 22.8 | 22.3 | 23.3 | ||
US | 2017-2019 | 23.5 | 22.9 | 24.0 | ||
US | 2018-2020 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 26.0 | ||
NJ | 2000-2002 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 11.7 | ||
NJ | 2001-2003 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 11.5 | ||
NJ | 2002-2004 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 14.4 | ||
NJ | 2003-2005 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 15.5 | ||
NJ | 2004-2006 | 14.8 | 12.2 | 17.3 | ||
NJ | 2005-2007 | 15.3 | 12.7 | 17.8 | ||
NJ | 2006-2008 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 17.6 | ||
NJ | 2007-2009 | 14.4 | 11.9 | 16.8 | ||
NJ | 2008-2010 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 16.1 | ||
NJ | 2009-2011 | 14.1 | 11.7 | 16.5 | ||
NJ | 2010-2012 | 14.2 | 11.7 | 16.6 | ||
NJ | 2011-2013 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 16.1 | ||
NJ | 2012-2014 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 14.0 | ||
NJ | 2013-2015 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 12.5 | ||
NJ | 2014-2016 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 12.9 | ||
NJ | 2015-2017 | 11.3 | 9.0 | 13.5 | ||
NJ | 2016-2018 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 12.8 | ||
NJ | 2017-2019 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 11.4 | ||
NJ | 2018-2020 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 11.1 |
Data Notes
This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective IVP-2b.Data Sources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death File. CDC WONDER On-line Database accessed at [https://wonder.cdc.gov/Deaths-by-Underlying-Cause.html]
- Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
- Population Estimates, [https://www.nj.gov/labor/lpa/dmograph/est/est_index.html State Data Center], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Death Rate due to Firearm-related Injury among 15- to 19-Year-Old Males, by Year and Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2000-2020 (HNJ2020)
Race/Ethnicity | 3-year average | Deaths per 100,000 Population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 38 | ||||||
Black | 2000-2002 | 42.8 | 31.6 | 54.0 | ||
Black | 2001-2003 | 43.2 | 32.0 | 54.4 | ||
Black | 2002-2004 | 54.6 | 42.1 | 67.2 | ||
Black | 2003-2005 | 60.8 | 47.8 | 73.9 | ||
Black | 2004-2006 | 72.5 | 58.4 | 86.7 | ||
Black | 2005-2007 | 75.6 | 61.3 | 89.9 | ||
Black | 2006-2008 | 77.2 | 62.8 | 91.7 | ||
Black | 2007-2009 | 70.3 | 56.5 | 84.0 | ||
Black | 2008-2010 | 69.2 | 55.6 | 82.8 | ||
Black | 2009-2011 | 63.2 | 50.1 | 76.2 | ||
Black | 2010-2012 | 61.9 | 48.9 | 74.9 | ||
Black | 2011-2013 | 55.9 | 43.4 | 68.5 | ||
Black | 2012-2014 | 51.7 | 39.4 | 64.0 | ||
Black | 2013-2015 | 52.5 | 39.9 | 65.1 | ||
Black | 2014-2016 | 55.2 | 42.2 | 68.2 | ||
Black | 2015-2017 | 58.6 | 45.1 | 72.2 | ||
Black | 2016-2018 | 48.9 | 36.4 | 61.4 | ||
Black | 2017-2019 | 44.8 | 32.7 | 56.8 | ||
Black | 2018-2020 | 42.3 | 30.4 | 54.1 | ||
Hispanic | 2000-2002 | ** | ||||
Hispanic | 2001-2003 | ** | ||||
Hispanic | 2002-2004 | ** | ||||
Hispanic | 2003-2005 | ** | ||||
Hispanic | 2004-2006 | ** | ||||
Hispanic | 2005-2007 | ** | ||||
Hispanic | 2006-2008 | ** | ||||
Hispanic | 2007-2009 | ** | ||||
Hispanic | 2008-2010 | ** | ||||
Hispanic | 2009-2011 | 12.8 | 7.7 | 17.9 | ||
Hispanic | 2010-2012 | 13.8 | 8.6 | 18.9 | ||
Hispanic | 2011-2013 | 13.9 | 8.6 | 19.1 | ||
Hispanic | 2012-2014 | 11.4 | 6.6 | 16.1 | ||
Hispanic | 2013-2015 | ** | ||||
Hispanic | 2014-2016 | ** | ||||
Hispanic | 2015-2017 | ** | ||||
Hispanic | 2016-2018 | 11.3 | 6.7 | 16.0 | ||
Hispanic | 2017-2019 | ** | ||||
Hispanic | 2018-2020 | ** |
Data Notes
This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective IVP-2b. There were too few deaths among Hispanic males aged 15-19 years in some years and among Whites and Asian males aged 15-19 years in all years to calculate reliable rates.Data Sources
- Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
- Population Estimates, [https://www.nj.gov/labor/lpa/dmograph/est/est_index.html State Data Center], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Firearm-related Injury by County, New Jersey, 2016-2020
County | Deaths per 100,000 Population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 23 | ||||||
Atlantic | 9.4 | 7.7 | 11.0 | |||
Bergen | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | |||
Burlington | 5.5 | 4.5 | 6.4 | |||
Camden | 8.2 | 7.1 | 9.4 | |||
Cape May | 3.8 | 2.0 | 5.6 | |||
Cumberland | 9.4 | 7.2 | 11.6 | |||
Essex | 11.3 | 10.2 | 12.3 | |||
Gloucester | 4.4 | 3.4 | 5.5 | |||
Hudson | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.2 | |||
Hunterdon | 5.4 | 3.6 | 7.2 | |||
Mercer | 8.3 | 7.0 | 9.6 | |||
Middlesex | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.1 | |||
Monmouth | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | |||
Morris | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 | |||
Ocean | 3.4 | 2.7 | 4.0 | |||
Passaic | 5.2 | 4.3 | 6.1 | |||
Salem | 12.9 | 8.9 | 16.8 | |||
Somerset | 2.7 | 1.9 | 3.5 | |||
Sussex | 4.4 | 2.8 | 5.9 | |||
Union | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.8 | |||
Warren | 3.8 | 2.1 | 5.5 | |||
New Jersey | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | |||
United States | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
Data Notes
County is the decedent's county of residence, not the county where the injury occurred.Data Sources
- Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
- Population Estimates, [https://www.nj.gov/labor/lpa/dmograph/est/est_index.html State Data Center], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
References and Community Resources
1. New Jersey Violent Death Reporting System data, [http://www.state.nj.us/health/chs/njvdrs/] CDC Violence Prevention Info: [http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/] National Violent Death Reporting System: [https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/datasources/nvdrs/index.html] NJ State Police Firearms Info: [https://www.njsp.org/firearms/index.shtml] NJ Governor's Study Commission on Violence Report: [http://nj.gov/oag/newsreleases15/pr20151013a.html]
Page Content Updated On 10/03/2022,
Published on 10/03/2022