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Below are death statistics from the Medical Examiner's Office for 2020 to 2024. To view additional data (2014 to 2022), visit the Death Statistics Archives page.
This data was last updated on 04/25/2024.
Kenosha County Medical Examiner's Office Yearly Statistics
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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Population of Kenosha County | 169,151 | 171,455 | 170,272 | 170,243 | |
Total number of deaths | 1,787 | 1,741 | 1,754 | 1,565 | |
Total deaths reported | 1,785 | 1,779 | 1,797 | 1,635 | |
Suicides | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23** | |
Accidents | 146 | 132 | 191 | 140** | |
Homicides | 7 | 18 | 7 | 4** | |
Natural | 1,443 | 1,578 | 1,547 | 1,434** | |
Undetermined | 11 | 14 | 16 | 9** | |
Anthropology exam: non-human remains | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Anthropology exam: human remains | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Phone investigations (non hospice) | 503 | 565 | 551 | 356 | |
Hospice investigations | 810 | 786 | 807 | 882 | |
Scene investigations | 327 | 317 | 348 | 323 | |
Total cremations | 1,187 | 1,189 | 1,227 | 1,154 | |
Cremation only (and courtesy views) | 134 | 107 | 75 | 72 | |
Disinternments | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Autopsies | 132 | 132 | 155 | 135 | |
External examinations | 99 | 87 | 126 | 96 | |
Medical record reviews | 337 | 329 | 287 | 94 | |
Death certificates issued | 577 | 554 | 570 | 328 |
Kenosha County Toxicity Deaths by Drug Type
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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Total toxicity deaths | 49 | 53 | 58 | 57** | 6** |
Involving opiate/opioid | 38 | 44 | 45 | 46** | 4** |
Involving heroin | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15** | 3** |
Involving fentanyl and/or fentanyl analog | 24 | 40 | 38 | 42** | 4** |
Involving benzodiazepine | 5 | 13 | 12 | 19** | 3** |
Involving cocaine | 17 | 15 | 22 | 29** | 5** |
Involving alcohol | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11** | 3** |
Involving a combination of opioid/opiate and benzodiazepine | 5 | 13 | 10 | 18** | 3** |
Involving Amphetamine | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5** | 0** |
Involving Methamphetamine | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5** | 1** |
Involving Phencyclidine (PCP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0** | 0** |
Involving Gabapentin | 7 | 11 | 5 | 8** | 1** |
Involving Xylazine | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16** | 2** |
Involving Mitragynine (Kratom/Krypton) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2** | 0** |
Involving Metonitazene | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3** | 0** |
Involving MDMA (Molly and ecstasy) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2** | 0** |
Kenosha County Toxicity Deaths by Gender/Veterans Status
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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Male | 32 | 33 | 41 | 41** | 6** |
Female | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16** | 0** |
U.S. Military Veteran | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2** | 1** |
Kenosha County Toxicity Deaths by Age
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age 0-18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0** | 0** |
Age 19-30 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4** | 0** |
Age 31-40 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 16** | 1** |
Age 41-50 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10** | 1** |
Age 51-60 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20** | 2** |
Age 61-70 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7** | 2 ** |
Age 71-80 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0** | 0** |
Age 81+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0** | 0** |
Kenosha County Toxicity Deaths by Race
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caucasian | 45 | 44 | 47 | 42** | 2** |
African-American | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7** | 4** |
Hispanic | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8** | 0** |
Asian | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0** | 0** |
Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0** | 0** |
Kenosha County Toxicity Deaths by Manner of Death
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Accident | 37 | 44 | 55 | 52** | 6** |
Suicide | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1** | 0** |
Undetermined | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4** | 0** |
Pending | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6** | 21** |
Kenosha County Toxicity Deaths by Police Jurisdiction
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenosha Police Department | 31 | 35 | 40 | 40** | 6** |
Kenosha County Sheriff's Department | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12** | 0** |
Pleasant Prairie Police Department | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2** | 0** |
Twin Lakes Police Department | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2** | 0** |
Antioch, Ill. Police Department * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1** | 0** |
Lake County, Ill. Sheriff's Office* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0** | 0** |
*Note: In cases in which a toxicity incident occurred in Illinois and the person was transported to a Kenosha County hospital where he or she died, the Kenosha County Medical Examiner’s Office retains jurisdiction of the decedent’s death investigation.
Kenosha County Toxicity Deaths by Month
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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January | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2** |
February | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4** |
March | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
April | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
May | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
June | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8** | |
July | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |
August | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
September | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | |
October | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2** | |
November | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2** | |
December | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7** |
Kenosha County Stats by Month - Total Cases Reported
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 134 | 190 | 267 | 151 | 135 |
February | 121 | 107 | 147 | 155 | 148 |
March | 121 | 125 | 143 | 156 | 127 |
April | 131 | 133 | 149 | 134 | 92** |
May | 142 | 134 | 140 | 136 | |
June | 142 | 125 | 114 | 141 | |
July | 154 | 113 | 145 | 121 | |
August | 134 | 140 | 131 | 125 | |
September | 119 | 150 | 143 | 119 | |
October | 174 | 170 | 140 | 132 | |
November | 217 | 167 | 142 | 123 | |
December | 196 | 225 | 136 | 141 | |
Total | 1,785 | 1,779 | 1,797 | 1,635 |
Kenosha County Stats by Month - Manner of Death: Suicide
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0** |
February | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2** |
March | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
April | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
May | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
June | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2** | |
July | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
August | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
September | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
October | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0** | |
November | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3** | |
December | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1** | |
Total | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23** |
**There are multiple pending deaths from 06/01/2023 to the present. The final stats are subject to change.