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Below are death statistics from the Medical Examiner's Office for 2014 to 2022. To view more recent data, visit the Death Statistics page.
Kenosha County Medical Examiner's Office Yearly Statistics
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population of Kenosha County | 167,258 | 167,493 | 167,658 | 168,065 | 168,700 | 170,071 | 169,151 | 171,455 | 170,272 |
| Total number of deaths | 1,405 | 1,368 | 1,394 | 1,635 | 1,498 | 1,537 | 1,787 | 1,741 | 1,754 |
| Total deaths reported | 1,355 | 1,278 | 1,359 | 1,400 | 1,432 | 1,502 | 1,785 | 1,779 | 1,797 |
| Suicides | 25 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
| Accidents | 123 | 115 | 129 | 126 | 126 | 141 | 146 | 132 | 191 |
| Homicides | 5 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 |
| Natural | 1,027 | 949 | 1,039 | 1,078 | 1,118 | 1,152 | 1,443 | 1,578 | 1,547 |
| Undetermined | 9 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
| Anthropology exam: non-human remains | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Anthropology exam: human remains | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phone investigations (non hospice) | 200 | 192 | 216 | 191 | 284 | 293 | 503 | 565 | 551 |
| Hospice investigations | 697 | 671 | 748 | 764 | 760 | 801 | 810 | 786 | 807 |
| Scene investigations | 305 | 263 | 264 | 311 | 250 | 253 | 327 | 317 | 348 |
| Total cremations | 785 | 760 | 847 | 866 | 888 | 980 | 1,187 | 1,189 | 1,227 |
| Cremation only (and courtesy views) | 149 | 151 | 120 | 132 | 130 | 152 | 134 | 107 | 75 |
| Disinternments | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Autopsies | 166 | 149 | 158 | 179 | 128 | 116 | 132 | 132 | 155 |
| External examinations | 86 | 90 | 91 | 77 | 97 | 120 | 99 | 87 | 126 |
| Medical record reviews | 16 | 19 | 19 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 337 | 329 | 287 |
| Death certificates issued | 266 | 255 | 268 | 288 | 258 | 274 | 577 | 554 | 570 |
Kenosha County Toxicity Deaths by Drug Type
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total toxicity deaths | 50 | 44 | 54 | 57 | 46 | 30 | 49 | 53 | 58 |
Involving opiate/opioid | 41 | 38 | 39 | 49 | 30 | 25 | 38 | 44 | 45 |
Involving heroin | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
Involving fentanyl and/or fentanyl analog | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 38 |
Involving benzodiazepine | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 |
Involving cocaine | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 22 |
Involving alcohol | 18 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
Involving a combination of opioid/opiate and benzodiazepine | 21 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 |
Involving Amphetamine | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Involving Methamphetamine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Involving Phencyclidine (PCP) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Involving Gabapentin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
Involving Xylazine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Involving Mitragynine (Kratom/Krypton) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Involving Metonitazene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Involving MDMA (Molly and ecstasy) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kenosha County Toxicity Deaths by Gender/Veteran Status
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 29 | 26 | 36 | 37 | 28 | 22 | 32 | 33 | 41 |
| Female | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 17 |
| U.S. Military Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Kenosha County Toxicity Deaths by Age
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0-18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Age 19-30 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Age 31-40 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 16 |
| Age 41-50 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| Age 51-60 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
| Age 61-70 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Age 71-80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 81+ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kenosha County Toxicity Deaths by Race
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caucasian | 42 | 36 | 46 | 50 | 40 | 24 | 45 | 44 | 47 |
| African-American | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Hispanic | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Asian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kenosha County Toxicity Deaths by Manner of Death
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 41 | 39 | 45 | 44 | 39 | 26 | 37 | 44 | 55 |
| Suicide | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Undetermined | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Pending | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kenosha County Toxicity Deaths by Police Jurisdiction
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenosha Police Department | 32 | 32 | 39 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 31 | 35 | 40 |
| Kenosha County Sheriff's Department | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
| Pleasant Prairie Police Department | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Twin Lakes Police Department | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Antioch, Ill. Police Department * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lake County, Ill. Sheriff's Office* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
*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
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| February | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| March | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| April | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| May | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| June | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| July | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| August | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| September | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| October | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| November | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| December | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Kenosha County Stats by Month - Total Cases Reported
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 108 | 110 | 119 | 153 | 124 | 134 | 190 | 267 |
| February | 109 | 123 | 113 | 116 | 113 | 121 | 107 | 147 |
| March | 134 | 109 | 122 | 124 | 145 | 121 | 125 | 143 |
| April | 93 | 113 | 100 | 124 | 126 | 131 | 133 | 149 |
| May | 94 | 102 | 128 | 108 | 131 | 142 | 134 | 140 |
| June | 100 | 97 | 113 | 125 | 130 | 142 | 125 | 114 |
| July | 96 | 110 | 108 | 132 | 122 | 154 | 113 | 145 |
| August | 78 | 103 | 114 | 97 | 108 | 134 | 140 | 131 |
| September | 116 | 116 | 110 | 99 | 107 | 119 | 150 | 143 |
| October | 109 | 125 | 118 | 117 | 132 | 174 | 170 | 140 |
| November | 117 | 114 | 135 | 121 | 141 | 217 | 167 | 142 |
| December | 124 | 137 | 120 | 116 | 123 | 196 | 225 | 136 |
| Total | 1,278 | 1,359 | 1,400 | 1,432 | 1,502 | 1,785 | 1,779 | 1,797 |
Kenosha County Stats by Month - Manner of Death: Suicide
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| February | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| March | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| April | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| May | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| June | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| July | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| August | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| September | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| October | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| November | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| December | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Total | 25 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 |