The NVDRS in Oregon collects data from several data sources: Oregon Medical Examiners' reports, Oregon Crime Lab reports, Oregon Law Enforcement Data System Uniform Crime reports, the Homicide Incident Tracking System, local law enforcement reports, Death Certificates, and Child Fatality Review reports.

This program will collect information from many data sources and compile incident-based cases for all violent deaths in Oregon in order to generate public health information on violent deaths and to develop violence prevention strategies.