Coroner Office Statistics

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Year

Total Deaths

Natural

Infant Deaths

Accidental

(including OD)

Suicide

Homicide

Undetermined

Motor Vehicle Accidents

Autopsies Performed

1997

1794

1649

18

23

38

14

19

33 (including 2 homicide)

86

1998

1738

1610

11

19

31

5

32

30 (including 2 homicide)

63

1999

1837

1695

14

62

24

5

6

31

67

2000

1454

1296

10

75

36

4

3

33

49

2001

1378

1202

12

70

42

10

3

39

53

2002

1300

1130

14

70

41

12

2

31

55

2003

1380

1155

13

118

43

15

1

35 (including 6 homicides)

62

2004

1252

1049

6

116

33

11

2

35

54

2005

1280

1084

7

110

42

12

3

22 (including 3 homicides)

58

2006

1173

992

14

59

49

19

3

37

49

10 Year Total

14586

12862

119

722

379

107

74

157

596

 

The below statistics are already noted in the above information, this is just a seperate break of drug deaths for informational purposes only.

 

Drug Overdoses

 

Year

Accidental

Suicide

Total

1997

9

1

10

1998

4

0

4

1999

38

4

42

2000

37

2

39

2001

43

1

44

2002

55

6

61

2003

45

3

48

2004

46

2

48

2005

41

2

43

2006

41

5

46

Ten Year Total

359

26

385

 

 

 

Last Updated: Thu Jun 14 09:08:28 EDT 2007
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