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Death Investigations

Year	Total Death Investigations	Natural Deaths	Motor Vehicle Deaths	Suicides	Accidental Deaths	Undetermined	Homicides	R.T.M.P.*	Inquests Held	Autopsies
1984	1,583	627	82	79	48	06	10	731	229	88
1985	1,671	631	79	76	30	13	06	836	208	107
1986	1,779	643	62	71	65	07	07	924	227	106
1987	1,959	705	67	53	46	04	05	1,079	188	128
1988	2,323	760	64	61	52	06	10	1,370	209	108
1989	2,387	872	65	77	57	09	05	1,302	230	122
1990	2,494	1,007	48	46	62	09	10	1,312	196	141
1991	2,611	1,015	67	67	58	03	21	1,380	232	130
1992	2,693	1,078	45	55	54	08	11	1,444	177	141
1993	2,821	1,087	61	56	59	07	16	1,535	222	182
1994	2,924	1,093	70	64	59	13	08	1,617	240	210
1995	3,211	1,185	60	70	48	05	23	1,820	226	228
1996	3,321	2,159	62	58	63	07	07	1,865	214	244
1997	3,249	1,219	58	50	63	06	07	1,837	197	247
1998	3,410	1,222	57	61	57	07	10	1,984	202	273
1999	3,719	1,166	57	67	86	06	12	2,305	241	282
2000	3,635	1,153	52	52	95	06	05	2,261	217	285
2001	3,773	1,175	72	73	90	01	10	2,338	265	307
2002	3,760	1,132	54	62	98	03	12	2,387	248	282
2003	3,876	1,262	70	65	122	02	09	2,338	287	320
2007	3,917	1,074	47	78	131	01	11	2,578	00	292
2008	4,199	1,065	33	82	146	00	06	2,868	00	253
2009	4,056	1,060	21	69	120	00	14	2,772	00	226
2010	4,217	1,010	29	94	126	00	18	2,942	00	254
2011	4,499	1,029	32	88	132	00	09	3,210	00	247
2012	4,351	1,154	30	79	126	00	13	2,950	01	243
2013	4,693	832	39	76	148	00	10	3,594	00	242
2014	4,861	386	23	82	175	01	13	4,181	00	181
2015	5,042	427	36	84	201	03	10	4,281	00	240
2016	5,263	362	47	98	217	06	05	4,529	00	331
2017	5,276	353	46	82	218	02	14	4,561	00	334
2018	5,521	331	46	107	214	00	13	4,810	00	347
2019	5,714	338	43	90	230	01	10	5,002	00	351
2020	6,767	334	46	94	263	19	14	5,998	00	368

* Return to Medical Profession for issuance of Medical Death Certificate/Coroner's investigation only and/or Cremation Permit was issued.

** Year to date

Remarks:

Undetermined manner is where the Coroner's jury at the inquest could not clearly determine the manner of death (either insufficient evidence was available or they were indecisive.
Many cases are reportable to the Coroner pursuant to the State law based on a number of categories. However, after conducting a preliminary investigation, the cause of death is determined to be natural and the attending physician had seen the deceased within the last fourteen days, the case is then returned to the doctor to issue a medical certificate of death as opposed to a Coroner's certificate of death. There are limited exceptions.
Autopsies are only ordered by the Coroner's office when the cause of death is unknown or for criminal type cases (such as homicides). Autopsies are not performed unnecessarily as the cost of such is paid by the taxpayer.