Prime Time Crime

Suicide Statistics - 1997 to 2005

BC CORONERS SERVICE

Policing and Community Safety Branch

Office of the Chief Coroner of British Columbia

Metrotower II, Suite 2035

4720 Kingsway Avenue

Burnaby, BC V5H 4N2

Telephone: 604 660-7745

Facsimile: 604 660-7766

Website: http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/index.htm

Age Category	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
12 years and under	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	3
13 - 19 years	19	27	28	29	15	35	23	22	37
20 - 29 years	57	71	71	71	55	84	68	74	95
30 - 39 years	90	96	104	97	99	94	107	107	129
40 - 49 years	112	105	102	131	116	105	113	131	128
50 - 59 years	106	108	78	101	95	72	88	77	80
60 - 69 years	40	52	47	51	43	42	40	42	49
70 - 79 years	38	36	29	37	28	31	36	31	39
80 years and over	22	29	18	18	19	20	23	24	23
Age unknown	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
TOTAL	484	525	478	537	470	484	498	509	583

Gender	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Female	135	127	120	132	107	124	102	117	124
Male	349	398	358	405	363	360	396	392	459
Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	484	525	478	537	470	484	498	509	583

Method	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Alcohol/drug/other poisons	108	113	101	120	117	93	93	113	105
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning	44	43	37	42	40	50	54	72	59
Drowning	21	19	19	31	20	24	16	20	26
Fall	27	27	28	36	35	37	26	24	43
Firearms	83	86	84	90	90	84	115	103	137
Hanging	152	163	155	167	123	149	152	139	160
Motor Vehicle Involved	6	7	5	8	1	6	7	3	3
Other	11	22	17	15	13	27	24	25	36
Suffocation/smothering	20	15	15	13	8
Stabbing/Incised Injury	12	30	17	15	23	14	11	10	14
TOTAL	484	525	478	537	470	484	498	509	583

Ethnicity	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
First Nations	0	32	32	21	21	28	24	25	43
Non-First Nations	0	484	444	516	449	456	474	484	540
Not reported	484	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	484	525	478	537	470	484	498	509	583

Month	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
January	0	37	40	48	39	38	33	46	44