{Current data since 2004 below}

Fremont County Coroner 2011 Summary & Comparison (as of 12/30/2011)

(National Statistic Comparison from CDC-National Vital Statistics System, 2009, most recent available)

 Note: with the number of pending cases and pending toxicologies, these numbers are not yet final for the year.

TOTALS: There have been 342 recorded deaths in Fremont County for 2011:

1. 52.3% were Coroner Cases (179)
2. The total number of Coroner Cases are about the same as 2010 (183).

 CASES: Among Coroner cases for 2011, 32.9% were “non-natural” in manner (accident, homicide, suicide, undetermined).  Of those:

1. The number of accidental deaths is 22, 1.5 times higher than the national average for our population.  This is lower than 2010 (32).
2. The number of deaths by suicide is 14, eight more than 2010 (6). This is almost 3 times the national average for our population. This is a notable spike after a continuous decline in numbers since a high of 18 in 2006.
3. The number of deaths by homicide is 23, 10.4 times the national average for our population, and over double the number for 2010 (9).  Sixteen of the 23 are motor-vehicle homicides.
4. Motor-vehicle/Traffic deaths: There have been 24 motor vehicle deaths in 2011, including seven accidental deaths, and the sixteen vehicular homicides, and one suicide.  50% of the total involved alcohol and/or drugs.  The rate in Fremont County for traffic fatalities is almost 5 times the national average for our population. Only five of the 24 fatalities were using their seatbelts, with 8 of the deaths from single-vehicle roll-overs. The one suicide was responsible for four of the vehicular homicides.

 NOTES:

1. After 7 ½ years in a row without any completed youth suicides (age 17 and under), there have been three since the end of September, ages 17, 15, and 14. 
2. The homicide number, 23, is the highest on record since 1885, with the previous high being 14 in 2008.
3. The nine child fatalities for the year included three homicides, three accidents, and the three suicides.
4. There are currently 5 “pending” cases, and 12 pending toxicologies, so final numbers will change after the first of the year.

 DRUGS AND ALCOHOL:

1. Drugs and Alcohol related deaths account for 46 of the 179 cases, or 25.6%, an increase over 2010 (20.2%).   Of the non-natural deaths, 29 of 59 were drug/alcohol related, or 49% – the same as 2010.  
2. Of those drug and alcohol related deaths, the primary substance of abuse in Fremont County remains Alcohol, followed by prescription drugs.
3. For deaths involving alcohol, the average BA level in accidents is 0.27, & the average BA level in motor-vehicle homicides is 0.21 (The legal limit is 0.08). Eleven of the 16 total motor vehicle homicides involved drugs and/or alcohol.

Below are the current Manner of Death statistics, 2004 through 2011, most current date available: